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Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank Robert Hoffman, MD and Lewis Nelson, MD for their kind review.
Footnotes
Editor’s Note: The Editorial Board of the Journal of Medical Toxicology (JMT) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Fellow in Training (FIT) Member, Dr. David H. Jang. Dr. Jang is a first-year FIT at the New York City Poison Center and New York University. He will be responsible for a new opinion/editorial section, entitled, “The Fellows’ Perspective”. The opinions stated in this section are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of JMT or the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT).
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