Clinical toxicology in China: Current situation and future development

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-269

  Li, Yi ^a   Sun, Chenye ^b   Qiu, Zewu ^c   Ma, Sui ^a   Yu, Xuezhong ^a   Wang, Zhong ^a   Eddleston, Michael ^d,e  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^d ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; China; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; POISON CENTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RURAL AREA; TOXICOLOGY; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

PESTICIDE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 67649215802     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650902870285     Document Type: Note

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