Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effective Dose of Anti-Snake Venom in Cases of Snake Bite with Systemic Envenomation

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-371

  Tariang, D D ^a   Philip, P J ^a   Alexander, G ^a   Macaden, S ^a   Jeyaseelan, L ^b   Peter, J V ^b   Cherian, A M ^b  

^a Bangalore Baptist Hospital   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNAKEBITE;

ADULT; ANTIVENINS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 0033107758     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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