A survey of poison control centers worldwide

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pourmand, Ali ^a   Wang, Justin ^a   Mazer, Maryann ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; JAPAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POISON CENTER; REVIEW; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868157875     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-20-13     Document Type: Review

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