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Budget cuts and U.S. Poison Centers – regional challenges create a nationwide problem

S. Giffin Oregon Poison Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USACorrespondence[email protected]

S. E. Heard California Poison Control System, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

Pages 790-791 | Received 10 Aug 2009, Accepted 11 Aug 2009, Published online: 24 Sep 2009

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