A prospective study of 750 definite spider bites, with expert spider identification

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 723-731

  Isbister, G K ^a,c   Gray, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPIDER VENOM; SPIDER VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN ULCER; SPIDER BITE; SUPERINFECTION; TAXONOMY; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0036843013     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/95.11.723     Document Type: Article

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