Dr. Jones is assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
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ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 05 – May 2015
Dr. Cantor is professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, director of the pediatric emergency department, and medical director of the Central New York Poison Control Center at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.
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