High-dose hydrocortisone hemisuccinate in scorpion envenomation

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-27

  Abroug, F ^a   Nouira, S ^a   Haguiga, H ^a   Elatrous, S ^a   Belghith, M ^a   Boujdaria, R ^a   Touzi, N ^a   Bouchoucha, S ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; SCORPION VENOM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; INSECT STING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORPION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030848214     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70105-7     Document Type: Article

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