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The Poison Pen: How Confident Are We About Iocane?

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Samuel Stellpflug, Jon Cole, and Eric Lavonas declare they have no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson St., St. Paul, MN, 55101, USA

    Samuel J. Stellpflug

  2. Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Jon B. Cole

  3. Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver, CO, USA

    Eric J. Lavonas

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Stellpflug, S.J., Cole, J.B. & Lavonas, E.J. The Poison Pen: How Confident Are We About Iocane?. J. Med. Toxicol. 10, 249–250 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-014-0385-4

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