Mass envenomations by honey bees and wasps

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-227

  Vetter, R S ^a   Visscher, P K ^a   Camazine, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANAPHYLAXIS; BEE STING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVENOMATION; HEMOLYSIS; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSECT BITE; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SHOCK; SURVIVAL; WASP;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BEES; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; KIDNEY DISEASES;

EID: 0033277874     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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