Affinity-purified, mixed monospecific crotalid antivenom ovine fab for the treatment of crotalid venom poisoning

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-39

  Dart, R C ^a   Seifert, S A ^a   Carroll, L ^a   Clark, R F ^a   Hall, E ^a   Boyer Hassen, L V ^a   Curry, S C ^a   Kitchens, C S ^a   Garcia, R A ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SNAKEBITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030834167     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70107-0     Document Type: Article

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