The value and evolving role of the U.S. Poison Control Center System

Public Health Reports

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-363

  Spiller, Henry A ^b   Griffith, Jill R K ^a  

^a Central Ohio Poison Center   (United States)

^b KENTUCKY REGIONAL POISON CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION CENTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISTORY; MONITORING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ROLE PLAYING; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INFORMATION CENTERS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; ROLE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149140616     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490912400303     Document Type: Review

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