Irukandji-like syndrome in Victoria [7]

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 835-

  Cheng, Allen C ^b   Winkel, K D ^c   Hawdon, G M ^c   Mcdonald, M ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DYSPNEA; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JELLYFISH; LETTER; MUSCLE CRAMP; PLEURISY; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 0033427003     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb00797.x     Document Type: Letter

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