title: Hawaii Poison Center. Forty years of saving lives and health costs.
abstract: The Hawaii Poison Center was established because poisoning was a significant public health problem in the 1950s. The history and status of the Center, in the context of national trends and key issues in poison control public health infrastructure, is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Hawaii Poison Center, Honolulu 96826, USA.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D006254:Hawaii; D017048:Health Care Costs; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011039:Poison Control Centers / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration