Using poison center data for national public health surveillance for chemical and poison exposure and associated illness

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-61

  Wolkin, Amy F ^a   Martin, Colleen A ^a   Law, Royal K ^a   Schier, Josh G ^a   Bronstein, Alvin C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b American Association of Poison Control Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POISON;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BIOSURVEILLANCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83655191977     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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