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Salicylate intoxication from teething gel in infancy

Gary D Williams, Edwin P Kirk, Callum J Wilson, Caroline A Meadows and Betty S Chan
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (3): 146-148.

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  • Gary D Williams1
  • Edwin P Kirk1
  • Callum J Wilson2
  • Caroline A Meadows3
  • Betty S Chan4

  • 1 Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
  • 2 Starship Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • 3 Whangarei Hospital, Whangarei, New Zealand.
  • 4 Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: g.williams@unsw.edu.au
Acknowledgements: 

We would like to acknowledge the parents of our two patients for giving permission for the case histories to be presented.

Competing interests:

None identified.

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