Pharmaceutical Drug Poisoning after Deregulation of Over the Counter Drug Sales: Emergency Department Based In-depth Injury Surveillance
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Kim, Sung Ho
(Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital)
Kim, Hyunjong (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital) Lee, Ji Sook (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University, School of Medicine) Park, Junseok (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital) Kim, Kyung Hwan (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital) Shin, Dong Wun (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital) Kim, Hoon (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital) Park, Joon Min (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital) Jeon, Woochan (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University, Ilsanpaik Hospital) |
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