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Vitamin D Toxicity in an Infant: Case Files of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Toxicology Fellowship

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  1. University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Craig Smollin

  2. California Poison Control System – San Francisco Division, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Craig Smollin

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

    Warittha Srisansanee

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Smollin, C., Srisansanee, W. Vitamin D Toxicity in an Infant: Case Files of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Toxicology Fellowship. J. Med. Toxicol. 10, 190–193 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-013-0365-0

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