A comparison of clinical and epidemiological aspects of bites by small and large South American rattlesnakes

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 106-107

  Jorge, Miguel Tanús ^a,b   Ribeiro, Lindioneza Adriano ^a,b   de Sérgio, Nishioka Andrade ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; BITE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; SNAKE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CROTALUS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 0030997452     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559702700221     Document Type: Article

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