New roles for poison control centres in the developing countries

Toxicology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 273-277

  Laborde, Amalia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Poison control centres; Risk assessment; Toxico vigilance

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUSARIUM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEAD POISONING; PATIENT CARE; POISON CENTER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAINING;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FUSARIUM;

EID: 2342636428     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.02.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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