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.


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Poisons--Safety measures--Government policy--United States.
Poison control centers--Government policy--United States.


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