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The Virtual Toxicology Service: Wearable Head-Mounted Devices for Medical Toxicology

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, 55 Claverick St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA

    Peter R. Chai, Roger Y. Wu, Megan L. Ranney & Paul S. Porter

  2. Division of Medical Toxicology Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA

    Kavita M. Babu & Edward W. Boyer

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Chai, P.R., Wu, R.Y., Ranney, M.L. et al. The Virtual Toxicology Service: Wearable Head-Mounted Devices for Medical Toxicology. J. Med. Toxicol. 10, 382–387 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-014-0420-5

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