Irukandji syndrome in northern Western Australia: An emerging health problem

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 699-702

  Macrokanis, Conrad J ^a   Hall, Nicole L ^b   Mein, Jacki K ^c  

^a Broome Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Kimberley Population Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; VINEGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CHILD; CLIMATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVENOMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; IRUKANDJI SYNDROME; JELLYFISH; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME;

EID: 11044230323     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06527.x     Document Type: Article

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