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Poison Centre Research

Missed opportunities?: an evaluation of potentially preventable poisoning deaths**

Sahaphume SrisumaRocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, USA; ;Ramathibodi Poison Center – Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Correspondence[email protected]
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Dazhe CaoRocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, USA; ;Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; ;Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA;
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Kurt KleinschmidtDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA;
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Alan C. HeffnerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA; ;Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Critical Care, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA
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Eric J. LavonasRocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, USA; ;Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA;
Pages 441-446 | Received 23 Nov 2015, Accepted 19 Feb 2016, Published online: 21 Mar 2016

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