Alerting and Surveillance Using Poisons Information Systems (ASPIS): Outcomes from an international working group

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 543-548

  Waring, W S ^a   Palmer, S R ^b   Bateman, D N ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Poisons centre; Public health; Surveillance; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

POISON;

AWARENESS; EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STAFF; POISON CENTER; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK; SIGNAL DETECTION; TERRORISM; TOXICOLOGY;

CHEMICAL TERRORISM; CONSENSUS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEW ZEALAND; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248579423     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701365842     Document Type: Review

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