Prazosin Therapy and Scorpion Envenomation

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1175-1180

  Bawaskar, H S ^a   Bawaskar, P H ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOSIN; SCORPION VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION; SPIDER BITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PRAZOSIN; PULMONARY EDEMA; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034569444     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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