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Poison Centre Research

Impact of social media “challenges” on poison center case volume for intentional ingestions among school-aged children: an observational study

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Pages 183-189 | Received 13 Aug 2023, Accepted 11 Mar 2024, Published online: 08 Apr 2024

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