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Initiation of a medical toxicology consult service at a tertiary care children's hospital

George Sam WangDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA;Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health Hospital, Denver, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew MonteDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA;Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health Hospital, Denver, CO, USA
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Benjamin HattenDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA;Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health Hospital, Denver, CO, USA
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Jeffrey BrentDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Jennie BuchananDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA;Denver Health Hospital, Denver, CO, USA;Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health Hospital, Denver, CO, USA
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Kennon J. HeardDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA;Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA;Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health Hospital, Denver, CO, USA
Pages 192-194 | Received 05 Dec 2014, Accepted 23 Jan 2015, Published online: 16 Feb 2015

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