Green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) envenomation

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-66

  Bush, Sean P ^a,c   Giem, Paul ^a   Vetter, Richard S ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal bites; Arachnid; Envenomation; Poison; Spider; Venom

Indexed keywords

SPIDER VENOM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIDER; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0033957031     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(00)90052-4     Document Type: Article

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