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Poison Centre Research

Unintentional trazodone overdoses in children ≤6 years of age: data from poison center over a period of 16 years

Tharwat El ZahranDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; ;Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Brent W. MorganDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; ;Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Stephanie HonGeorgia Poison Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Lloyd HerringtonGeorgia Poison Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Robert J. GellerGeorgia Poison Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pages 56-59 | Received 02 Feb 2018, Accepted 03 Jun 2018, Published online: 22 Jun 2018

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