Necrotic Arachnidism - Pacific Northwest, 1988-1996

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 433-436

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SPIDER BITE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; SKIN;

EID: 0030607876     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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