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Research Article

Poisonings in the Nordic countries in 2007: A 5-year epidemiological follow-up

Erik AndrewPoisons Information, Norwegian Directorate of Health, PO Box 7000, St Olavs plass, Oslo, 0130 NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Markus TellerupSwedish Poisons Information Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
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Anna-Mariia TermäläPoison Information Centre, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Peter JacobsenDanish Poison Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gudborg A. GudjonsdottirIcelandic Poisons Information Centre, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
Pages 210-214 | Received 21 Dec 2011, Accepted 21 Jan 2012, Published online: 29 Feb 2012

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