Client satisfaction with the New Zealand National Poisons Information Service

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-165

  Cameron, S ^a   Cheu, B ^a   Green, J ^a   Nicholson, C ^a   Smith, K ^a   Sundakov, V ^a   Tee, A ^a   Tie, S ^a   Firth, H ^a   Williams, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTOXICATION; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC HEALTH; SATISFACTION;

AWARENESS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031859171     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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