National Poisons Information Service
The National Poisons Information Service is an information service commissioned by Public Health England on behalf of the UK health departments. Poisoning accounts for 1% of NHS admissions. Pesticides used in agriculture (glyphosate and organophosphorus insecticides) are extremely toxic, but 87% of around 120,000 annual poisoning cases in the UK take place in the home.
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National Poisons Information Service
The National Poisons Information Service is an information service commissioned by Public Health England on behalf of the UK health departments. Poisoning accounts for 1% of NHS admissions. Pesticides used in agriculture (glyphosate and organophosphorus insecticides) are extremely toxic, but 87% of around 120,000 annual poisoning cases in the UK take place in the home.
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The National Poisons Informati ...... the UK take place in the home.
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British toxicologists
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Toxicological advice for UK hospitals
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36.451.292
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718.968.250
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Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Newcastle
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NPIS Clinical Standards Group
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National Poisons Information Service
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National Poisons Information Service
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