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Forging a poison prevention and control system [electronic resource] / 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. - Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2004. - xiv, 354 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-328) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Poisons--Safety measures--Government policy--United States.
Poison control centers--Government policy--United States.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RA1224.5 / .I55 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 363.17/91