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Seizure in venlafaxine overdose: a 10-year retrospective review of the California poison control system

Kathy T. VoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; ;California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew J. MerrimanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA;
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Ralph C. WangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA;
Pages 984-990 | Received 12 Sep 2019, Accepted 25 Dec 2019, Published online: 22 Jan 2020

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