Scorpion sting in zimbabwe

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-167

  Bergman, Nils J ^a  

^a Wesfieur Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ENVENOMATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PTOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESTLESSNESS; SCORPION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWEATING; TREMOR; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL DISORDER; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCORPIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030994534     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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