Developing total service capabilities in Poison Information Centers.
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Poison information centers save lives ... and money!
Poison information centers provide telephone advice on the treatment of poisonings to the lay public and medical professionals. In general, the services of a poison center are provided freely to the caller. However, poison center services are labor intensive and expensive since most poison centers utilize medical professionals to provide service and are available for consultation 24 hours/day. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.62.3.407