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FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

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Fall 2011 Vol. 9 No. 3
Arsenic Poisoning
Arsenic is a naturally occurring and ubiquitous metalloid that can result in poisoning from a variety of sources including environmental and occupational exposures as well as more nefarious intent including homicide and suicide....

Summer 2011 Vol. 9 No. 2
Neurotoxic Seafood Poisoning
Thousands of cases of seafood poisoning with neurologic symptoms present to health care providers annually. Neurotoxic seafood poisoning most often occurs following consumption of fish and shellfish. .......

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UCSF The California Poison Control System, managed by the University of California San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, consists of four answering sites: UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento Division), San Francisco General Hospital (San Francisco Division), Children's Hospital Central California (Fresno/Madera Division), UC San Diego Medical Center (San Diego Division). The central administrative office is located at UCSF's Laurel Heights campus in San Francisco. CPCS is a certified member of the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

 

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