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Poison Centre

Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) envenomation: Descriptive analysis of calls to United States Poison Centers with focus on Arizona cases

Robert FrenchDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA;Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel BrooksBanner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA;Center for Toxicology and Pharmacology Education and Research, The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Anne-Michelle RuhaBanner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA;Center for Toxicology and Pharmacology Education and Research, The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Farshad ShiraziDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA;Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA;Center for Toxicology and Pharmacology Education and Research, The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Peter ChaseArizona Poison and Drug Information Center, The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Keith BoesenArizona Poison and Drug Information Center, The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA;Center for Toxicology and Pharmacology Education and Research, The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Frank WalterDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA;Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Pages 60-70 | Received 28 Aug 2014, Accepted 10 Nov 2014, Published online: 16 Dec 2014

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