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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816774203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

0-309-16620-9

1-280-17617-2

9786610176175

0-309-53161-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

363.17/91

Soggetti

Poisons - Safety measures - Government policy - United States

Poison control centers - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.