Bites, stings, and other painful things

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 354-358

  Schexnayder, Stephen M ^a   Schexnayder, Rebecca E ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM; INSECT VENOM; SPIDER VENOM;

ANT; CHILD; HUMAN; INSECT STING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SNAKEBITE; SPIDER BITE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034046649     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20000601-08     Document Type: Review

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