Sources of information for acute poisoning in accident and emergency departments in Dublin, Ireland

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-36

  Holohan, Tony W ^a,c   Humphreys, Ciarán P ^a   Johnson, Howard ^a   Casey, Patricia B ^b   Tracey, Joseph A ^b   Laffoy, Maire ^a   Clarke, Anna T ^a  

^a Eastern Health Board   (Ireland)

^b National Poisons Information Center   (Ireland)

^c DR STEEVENS HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POISON;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; SATISFACTION; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CD-ROM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IRELAND; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; TEXTBOOKS;

EID: 0033982981     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100100912     Document Type: Article

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