Morbidity after a bite from a 'non-venomous' pet snake

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-35

  Seow, E ^a   Kuperan, P ^c   Goh, S K ^c   Gopalakrishnakone, P ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Non venomous snake; Pet snake; Reptile

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; SNAKEBITE;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 0033644695     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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