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Lunar Cycle and Poison Center Calls

Gary M. Oderda Maryland Poison Center University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 N. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201
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Wendy Klein-Schwartz Maryland Poison Center University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 N. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201
Pages 487-495 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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