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Toxicological exposures among the pediatric patients at a tertiary care center in Lebanon: the case for establishing a national poison center

Tharwat El Zahrana Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hala Mostafaa Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1321-1977
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Hani Hamadea Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Eveline Hittia Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9619-6092
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Brent W. Morganb Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Ziad Kazzia Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;b Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pages 780-785 | Received 19 Nov 2020, Accepted 04 Jan 2021, Published online: 08 Feb 2021

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