Preliminary evaluation of Vipera palaestinae snake bite treatment in accordance to the severity of the clinical syndrome

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 867-873

  Shemesh, Iftach Y ^a   Kristal, Claudio ^a   Langerman, Lev ^a   Bourvin, Avram ^a  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVENOMATION; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SERUM SICKNESS; SNAKEBITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM SICKNESS; SNAKE BITES; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 0031832055     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00173-6     Document Type: Article

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