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Poison Centre Research

Rising incidence and high mortality in intentional sodium nitrite exposures reported to US poison centers

Sean D. McCanna Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA;b Toxikon Consortium, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8619-8254

Marit S. Tweetb Toxikon Consortium, Chicago, IL, USA;c Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Cook County Health (Stroger), Chicago, IL, USA

Michael S. Wahlb Toxikon Consortium, Chicago, IL, USA;d Illinois Poison Center, Chicago, IL, USA;e Department of Emergency Medicine, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, IL, USA

Pages 1264-1269 | Received 10 Jan 2021, Accepted 13 Mar 2021, Published online: 31 Mar 2021

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