Russell's viper venom levels in serum of snake bite victims in Burma

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 165-168

  Lwin, Khin Ohn ^a,b   Myint, Aye Aye ^a,b   Pe, Tun ^a,b   Nwe, Theingie ^a,b   Naing, Min ^a,b  

^a Department of Medical Research ^*  (Myanmar)

^b Prome and Insein Civil Hospitals ^*  (Myanmar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; REPTILE; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS; ANTIVENINS; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SNAKE BITES; VIPER VENOMS;

REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VIPER;

EID: 0021343423     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(84)90267-0     Document Type: Article

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