Management of snake and spider bite in pregnancy

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 615-620

  Pantanowitz, Liron ^a   Guidozzi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SNAKEBITE; SPIDER BITE;

ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 0029843094     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-199610000-00021     Document Type: Review

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