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The Poison Center as a pandemic response: establishment and characteristics of a COVID-19 hotline through the New Jersey Poison Center

Christopher W. Meadena Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA;b New Jersey Poison Information and Education System, Newark, NJ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Christine Ramdina Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8937-0451
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Bruce Rucka Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA;b New Jersey Poison Information and Education System, Newark, NJ, USA
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Lewis S. Nelsona Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA;b New Jersey Poison Information and Education System, Newark, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9551-3922
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Chloe Soukasa Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Mitchell Hirscha Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Peter Alsharifa Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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David Beckforda Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Diane P. Calelloa Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA;b New Jersey Poison Information and Education System, Newark, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1752-847X
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Pages 1228-1233 | Received 25 Jan 2021, Accepted 13 Mar 2021, Published online: 31 Mar 2021

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