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Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology Volume 39, 2001 - Issue 5
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Aldicarb Poisoning by an Illicit Rodenticide Imported into the United States: Tres Pasitos

Dr. Lewis Nelson New York City Poison Control Center, 455 First Avenue, Room 123, New York, NY, 10016, U.S.A.
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Lewis S. Nelson New York City Poison Control Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, U.S.A.
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Jeanmarie Perrone University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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Francis DeRoos University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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Christine Stork Central New York Poison Control Center, Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.
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Robert S. Hoffman New York City Poison Control Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Pages 447-452 | Published online: 31 Aug 2001

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