Presentation and treatment of venomous snakebites at a northern academic medical center

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 445-449

  Cowles, Robert A ^a   Colletti, Lisa M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FINGER; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; SNAKEBITE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ANTIVENINS; CHILD; CROTALID VENOMS; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 0037672701     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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