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Poison Centres

Hazard of household cleaning products: A study undertaken by the UK National Poisons Information Service

Hayley WilliamsNPIS (Birmingham Unit), City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
,
Emma MoynsNPIS (Birmingham Unit), City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
,
D. Nicholas BatemanNPIS (Edinburgh Unit), Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
,
Simon HL. ThomasNPIS (Newcastle Unit), Regional Drug and Therapeutics Centre, Newcastle, UK
,
John P. ThompsonNPIS (Cardiff Unit), University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK
&
J. Allister ValeNPIS (Birmingham Unit), City Hospital, Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 770-775 | Received 12 Apr 2012, Accepted 03 Jul 2012, Published online: 19 Jul 2012

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