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Poison Centre

754 exposures to reed diffusers reported to the United Kingdom National Poisons Information Service 2010–2014

Bhupesh PanchalNPIS (Birmingham Unit), City Hospital, Birmingham, UK;
,
Michael EddlestonNPIS (Edinburgh Unit), Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK;
,
Simon H. L. 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, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 333-338 | Received 26 Oct 2015, Accepted 05 Jan 2016, Published online: 19 Feb 2016

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