Persistent coagulopathy in snake bite

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 439-441

  Khadwal, Alka ^a   Bharti, Bhavneet ^a   Poddar, Banani ^a   Basu, Srikant ^a   Virdi, Virender Singh ^a   Parmar, Veena ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; Persistent; Snake envenomation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; SPIDER VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BITE WOUND; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; SNAKEBITE;

EID: 0038173751     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723621     Document Type: Article

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