Toxicovigilance systems and practices in Africa

Toxics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Bertrand, Pouokam Guy ^a,d   Moniem Ahmed, Hatem Abdel ^b   Ngwafor, Randolph ^a   Frazzoli, Chiara ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b NAIF ARAB UNIVERSITY FOR SECURITY SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d Prevention Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa consumer; Poisoning; Risk management; Toxicosurveillance; Toxicovigilance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998980507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23056304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxics4030013     Document Type: Note

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