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Poison Centre Research

Oral potassium poisoning: a retrospective review of the National Poison Data System 2010–2021

Rita Faraha Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA;b Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Joseph E. Carpenterc Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA;d GA Poison Center, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5487-6671View further author information
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Brent W. Morganc Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA;d GA Poison Center, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
Pages 46-52 | Received 31 May 2023, Accepted 17 Jan 2024, Published online: 29 Feb 2024

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