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Poison Centre Research

The others: characterizing “other” therapeutic errors reported to a poison center

James B. LeonardDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Maryland Poison Center, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]@LeonardjbRx
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Wendy Klein-SchwartzDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Maryland Poison Center, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
Pages 652-656 | Received 21 Aug 2018, Accepted 12 Oct 2018, Published online: 02 Jan 2019

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