Arthropod bites and stings

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 155-167

  Diekema, Douglas S ^a,b   Reuter, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POISON CENTER; SCORPION; SPIDER BITE; SYMPTOM; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0035177904     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1522-8401(01)90002-3     Document Type: Article

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