The Effect of a Medical Toxicology Inpatient Service in an Academic Tertiary Care Referral Center
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- 23 October 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Medical Toxicology
- Vol. 15 (1) , 12-21
Abstract
Morbidity and mortality from poison- and drug-related illness continue to rise in the USA. Medical toxicologists are specifically trained to diagnose and manage these patients. Inpatient medical toxicology services exist but their value-based economic benefits are not well established.Keywords
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