Demand for poison control center services "surged" during the 2003 blackout

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-254

  Klein, Kelly R ^a   Herzog, Perri ^a   Smolinske, Susan ^b   White, Suzanne R ^a,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 4160 John R ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Disaster; Emergency preparedness; Food poisoning; Power outage; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; GASOLINE;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; EXPOSURE; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH SERVICE; POISON CENTER; POWER SUPPLY; STAFF; TELEPHONE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; DISASTERS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EMERGENCIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASOLINE; HUMANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POWER PLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 34047126934     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650601031676     Document Type: Article

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