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ArticlesPoison Centres

Consistency between coded poison center data and fatality abstract narratives for therapeutic error deaths in older adults

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Pages 68-71 | Received 01 Jul 2009, Accepted 10 Oct 2009, Published online: 22 Jan 2010

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