Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194 , September 2009

Principles of Pediatric Decontamination

  • Dennis Heon, MD, FAAP

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Dennis Heon, MD, FAAP, Bellevue Hospital Center, 462 First Avenue, 9W 16 New York, NY 10016.
    • ,
  • George L. Foltin, MD, FAAP, FACAP

      Affiliations

    • Center For Pediatric Emergency Medicine NYU Langone Medical Center/ Bellevue Hospital Center, and Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.06.006

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194 , September 2009

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