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Severe and fatal pharmaceutical poisoning in young children in the UK

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  • Mark Anderson Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Newcastle Unit, National Poisons Information Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Leonard Hawkins Newcastle Unit, National Poisons Information Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michael Eddleston Edinburgh Unit, National Poisons Information Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • John P Thompson Cardiff Unit, National Poisons Information Service, University Hospital Llandough, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • J Allister Vale Birmingham Unit, National Poisons Information Service, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Simon H L Thomas Newcastle Unit, National Poisons Information Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical Toxicology Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mark Anderson, Great North Children's Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK; mark.anderson7{at}nuth.nhs.uk
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Anderson M, Hawkins L, Eddleston M, et al
Severe and fatal pharmaceutical poisoning in young children in the UK
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2016;101:653-656.

Publication history

  • Received October 10, 2015
  • Revised March 15, 2016
  • Accepted March 16, 2016
  • First published May 16, 2016.
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June 29, 2021

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