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Forging a poison prevention and control system / 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, ©2004. - 1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.

ISBN: 0309531616 (electronic bk.) 9780309531610 (electronic bk.) (hardcover) (hardcover)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
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
Intoxication accidentelle--Prévention--Politique gouvernementale--États-Unis.
Centres antipoisons--Politique gouvernementale--États-Unis.
Politique sanitaire.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Safety.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic book.
Electronic books.

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

Dewey Class. No.: 363.17/91

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2004 K-760 QV 600 / F721 2004