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Toxicologic History

The powder in the basement: how an unlabeled poison inspired federal legislative change

Keahi M. Horowitza Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Stony Brook Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Robert G. Hendricksonb Department of Emergency Medicine, Section of Medical Toxicology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA;c The Poison Center of Oregon, Alaska, and Guam, Portland, OR, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5998-3908
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Adam Blumenbergc The Poison Center of Oregon, Alaska, and Guam, Portland, OR, USA;d Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 397-405 | Received 23 Jun 2021, Accepted 26 Jul 2021, Published online: 25 Aug 2021

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