The need for drug and poison information - The Singapore physicians' perspective

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 231-242

  Ponampalam, R ^a   Anantharaman, V ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Drug information service; Poison information centre; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; PHYSICIAN; POISON CENTER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SINGAPORE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; LOGISTIC MODELS; PHYSICIANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0041735210     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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