Scorpion Envenomations in Young Children in Central Arizona

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 937-940

  LoVecchio, F ^a   McBride, C ^b  

^a AZ Heart Hosp/Phoenix Children's H   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Children; Scorpion

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SCORPION VENOM ANTISERUM; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION; SERUM SICKNESS; URTICARIA;

ANTIVENINS; ARIZONA; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCORPION VENOMS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CENTRUROIDES; CENTRUROIDES EXILICAUDA; CENTRUROIDES SCULPTURATUS; LYCHAS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0347364759     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120026514     Document Type: Article

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