Australian scorpion stings: A prospective study of definite stings

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 877-883

  Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,b   Volschenk, Erich S ^c,d   Balit, Corrine R ^b   Harvey, Mark S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arachnidism; Australian scorpion stings; Cercophonius; Envenoming; Lychas; Pain; Urodacus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSECT STING; MALAISE; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORPION;

BUTHIDAE; CERCOPHONIUS; LYCHAS; SCORPIONES; URODACIDAE; URODACUS;

EID: 0038696346     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00065-5     Document Type: Article

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