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Poison Centre Research

Unintentional exposure to pregabalin in ≤6-year-old children: a nationwide French Poison Control Center study

Laurène Dufayeta Centre Antipoison de Paris - Fédération de Toxicologie (FeTox), Hôpital Fernand-Widal, APHP, Paris, France;b INSERM, UMRS-1144, Faculté de pharmacie, Paris, France;c Unité médico-judiciaire, Hôtel-Dieu, APHP, Paris, France
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Fleur Monnetd GERSDATA, Gers SAS (Groupe Cegedim), Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Hervé Laborde-Casterota Centre Antipoison de Paris - Fédération de Toxicologie (FeTox), Hôpital Fernand-Widal, APHP, Paris, France
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Weniko Caréa Centre Antipoison de Paris - Fédération de Toxicologie (FeTox), Hôpital Fernand-Widal, APHP, Paris, France;e Département de médecine interne, hôpital d’instruction des armées Percy, Service de Santé des Armées, Clamart, France
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Béranger Lekensd GERSDATA, Gers SAS (Groupe Cegedim), Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Jérôme Langranda Centre Antipoison de Paris - Fédération de Toxicologie (FeTox), Hôpital Fernand-Widal, APHP, Paris, France;b INSERM, UMRS-1144, Faculté de pharmacie, Paris, FranceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2123-2885
ORCID Icon, French Poison Control Centers Research Network,
Bruno Mégarbaneb INSERM, UMRS-1144, Faculté de pharmacie, Paris, France;f Réanimation Médicale et Toxicologique - Fédération de toxicologie (FeTox), Hôpital Lariboisière, APHP, Paris, France;g UFR de médecine, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Dominique Vodovara Centre Antipoison de Paris - Fédération de Toxicologie (FeTox), Hôpital Fernand-Widal, APHP, Paris, France;b INSERM, UMRS-1144, Faculté de pharmacie, Paris, France;g UFR de médecine, Université de Paris, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 433-439 | Received 08 Jun 2020, Accepted 04 Sep 2020, Published online: 02 Oct 2020

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