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Corporate Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Poison Prevention and Control.

Title Forging a poison prevention and control system [electronic resource] / Committee on Poison Prevention and Control, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Imprint Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2004.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xiv, 354 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-328) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Poisons -- Safety measures -- Government policy -- United States.
Poison control centers -- Government policy -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0309091942 (hardcover)

 
    
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