Epidemiological aspects of scorpion stings in Morocco;Épidémiologie des piqûres de scorpion au Maroc

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 341-347

  Soulaymani Bencheikh, R ^a   Faraj, Z ^a   Semlali, I ^a   Khattabi, A ^a   Skalli, S ^a   Benkirane, R ^a   Badri, M ^a  

^a INH   (France)

Author keywords

Anti scorpion serotherapy; Envenoming; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Scorpion; Sting

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSECT STING; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOROCCO; PRIAPISM; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SCORPION; SWEATING; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SPIDER BITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOROCCO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS;

EID: 0036741317     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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