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Poison Centre Research

Monitoring trends in lacrimator exposures using the National Poison Data System: 2000–2021

Daniel Nogeea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2708-8092View further author information
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Colin Therriaultb Department of Emergency Medicine, University of IL Chicago College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4342-9918View further author information
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Michael Yeha Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Stephanie Kieszaka Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7905-7397View further author information
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Amy Schnalla Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-3689View further author information
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Kaitlyn Brownc America’s Poison Centers, Arlington, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-0330-7829View further author information
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Alvin Bronsteind HI State Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services Injury Prevention System Branch, Honolulu, HI, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8615-0995View further author information
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Arthur Changa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6206-9191View further author information
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Erik Svendsena Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3941-0907View further author information
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Pages 543-550 | Received 11 Jan 2023, Accepted 18 Jun 2023, Published online: 07 Jul 2023

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