title: The development of a microcomputer system for poisons information retrieval.
abstract: The Poisons Information Centre at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town makes use of a microcomputer for information retrieval. An outline is given of the data base design and the manner in which data were collected and collated. User operation of the system is described and its effect on the efficiency of the service noted.
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D007256:Information Systems; D008838:Microcomputers; D011039:Poison Control Centers