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Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology Volume 35, 1997 - Issue 6
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Unintentional Childhood Poisoning in Athens: A Mirror of Consumerism?

Eleni Petridou Athens University, Medical School, Athens, Greece; Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MassachusettsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Argy Polychrionopoulou Athens University, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Nikoletta Kouri Athens University, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Themistoklis Karpathios Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Mary Koussouri Penieli Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Yannis Messaritakis Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Yannis Mathioudakis Ag. Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Konstantinos Siafas Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Helen Tsitsika Tzaneio General Regional Hospital, Pireaus, Greece
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Evangelos Zografos General Regional Hospital, Pireaus, Greece
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Pages 669-675 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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