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Poison Centre Research

An analysis of fatal iatrogenic therapeutic errors reported to United States poison centers

James B. LeonardMaryland Poison Center, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Faisal S. MinhajMaryland Poison Center, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8435-7362
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Wendy Klein-SchwartzMaryland Poison Center, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
Pages 53-60 | Received 02 Dec 2019, Accepted 01 May 2020, Published online: 28 May 2020

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