Compliance with poisons center referral advice and implications for toxicovigilance

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 603-610

  Watts, Martin ^a   Fountain, John S ^a   Reith, David ^a   Schep, Leo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Compliance; Emergency Department; Poisoning; Poisons Information Center; Telephone hotlines; Toxicovigilance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POISON CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE; TOXICOVIGILANCE;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4644226296     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200026972     Document Type: Article

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