Irukandji and chironex fleckeri jellyfishenvenomation in tropical australia

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 233-240

  Fenner, Peter J ^a   Harrison, Simone L ^b  

^a Surf Life Saving Australia   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carukia barnesi; Chironex fleckeri; Cnidaria; Envenomation; Irukandji; Jellyfish; Marine stings

Indexed keywords

VINEGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COELENTERATE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; JELLYFISH; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034511638     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2000)011[0233:IACFJE]2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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