Prognostic significance of clinical grading of patients envenomed by Bothrops lanceolatus in Martinique

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 542-545

  Thomas, L ^a,d   Tyburn, B ^b   Ketterle J ^a   Biao, T ^a   Mehdaoui, H ^a   Moravie, V ^a   Rouvel, C ^a   Plumelle, Y ^a   Bucher, B ^a   Canonge, D ^a   Marie Nelly, C A ^b   Lang, J ^c   Guerin, J F ^a   Hillion, G ^a   Leonard, C ^a   Longhi, J R ^a   Numeric, P ^a   Ortole, O ^a   Pecout, F ^a   Rieux, D ^b   Smadja, D ^a   Symphor, G ^b   more..

^a Ctr Hosp Reg et Universitaire   (Martinique)

^b Centre Hospitalier   (Martinique)

^c DIR   (France)

^d CHRU   (Martinique)

Author keywords

Bothrops lanceolatus; Envenoming; Prognosis; Snake bite; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; INFARCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SNAKEBITE; THROMBOSIS; TIME;

BOTHROPS; EQUIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 13144251189     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90907-5     Document Type: Article

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