Do poison centers save money ⋯? What are the data?

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 545-547

  Krenzelok, Edward P ^a   Schexnayder, Stephen ^a,b,c,d   James, Laura P ^a,b,c,d   Kearns, Gregory L ^a,b,c   Farrar, Henry C ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; POISON CENTER; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031704954     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659809028047     Document Type: Review

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