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Title Forging a poison prevention and control system / Committee on Poison Prevention and Control, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Published Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages) : illustrations
Contents Toward a poison prevention and control system -- Current status and opportunities -- Magnitude of the problem -- Historical context of poison control -- Poison center activities, personnel, and quality assurance -- Current costs, funding, and organizational structures -- Data and surveillance -- Prevention and public education -- A public health system for poison prevention and control -- Conclusions and recommendations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-328) and index
Notes Also available via the World Wide Web
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Subject Poisons -- Safety measures -- Government policy -- United States
Poison control centers -- Government policy -- United States
Medical policy.
Poison Control Centers -- organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care -- methods
Health Policy
Poison Control Centers -- economics
Poisoning -- prevention & control
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Safety.
Medical policy
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Poison Prevention and Control.
LC no. 2004009703
ISBN 0309531616
9780309531610
Other Titles Poison prevention and control system