Snakebite injuries: Contributing factors and intentionality of exposure

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 152-155

  Morandi, Neil ^a   Williams, Janet ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Rattlesnake round ups; Snakebite; Snakes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SNAKEBITE;

EID: 0030731185     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(1997)008[0152:SICFAI]2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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