The first poison control center in Vietnam: Experiences of its initial years

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 310-318

  Hung, Ha Tran ^a   Du, Nguyen Thi ^a   Höjer, Jonas ^a,b,c  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Poisons Information Center   (Sweden)

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EID: 42349104170     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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