The Gove chirodropid: A box jellyfish appearing in the "safe season"

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 649-

  Currie, Bart J ^a   McKinnon, Melita ^a   Whelan, Bernie ^b   Alderslade, Philip ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Gove District Hospital   (Australia)

^c Museum/Art Gallery North Territ   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ENVENOMATION; ERYTHEMA; FATALITY; HUMAN; JELLYFISH; LETTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRURITUS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0037011531     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04998.x     Document Type: Letter

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