Forging a poison prevention and control system
By: Committee on Poison Prevention and Control, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Contributors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Poison Prevention and Control
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: Poisons -- Safety measures -- Government policy -- United States; Poison control centers -- Government policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-328) and index
Table of contents: value: Toward a poison prevention and control system; value: Current status and opportunities; value: Magnitude of the problem; value: Historical context of poison control; value: Poison center activities, personnel, and quality assurance; value: Current costs, funding, and organizational structures; value: Data and surveillance; value: Prevention and public education; value: A public health system for poison prevention and control