The impact of poison control centers on poisoning-related visits to EDs-United States, 2003

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-315

  Zaloshnja, Eduard ^a   Miller, Ted ^a   Jones, Paul ^a   Litovitz, Toby ^b   Coben, Jeffrey ^c   Steiner, Claudia ^d   Sheppard, Monique ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b National Capital Poison Center   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; INTOXICATION; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40749162271     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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