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Epidemiology of acute poisoning in children presenting to the poisoning treatment center at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, 2009–2013

Sonya M. S. AzabDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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John Mark HirshonDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; ;Charles McC. Mathias. Jr. National Study Center for Trauma and EMS, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA;
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Bryan D. HayesDepartment of Pharmacy Services, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA;
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Maged El-SetouhyDepartment of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; ;Substance Abuse Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia;
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Gordon S. SmithDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Maryland Poison Center, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA;
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Mahmoud Lotfy SakrDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; ;Poisoning Treatment Center, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt;
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Hany TawfikPoisoning Treatment Center, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt;
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Wendy Klein-SchwartzMaryland Poison Center, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Pages 20-26 | Received 11 Jul 2015, Accepted 19 Oct 2015, Published online: 11 Dec 2015

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