Scorpion sting syndrome: Epidemiology, clinical presentation and management of 2240 cases

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-89

  Mahaba, Hisham M A ^a,b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Primary Health Care Administration   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 0008025332     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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