Poisoning, Envenomation, and Trauma from Marine Creatures

American Family Physician

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 885-890+893

  Perkins, R Allen ^a,b   Morgan, Shannon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTAZIDIME ARGININE; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CIMETIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GENTAMICIN; MANNITOL; VINEGAR;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CIGUATERA; DEBRIDEMENT; ENVENOMATION; FISH; FREEZING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEATING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JELLYFISH; LEISURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SHARK; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CIGUATERA POISONING; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS; POISONING; SCYPHOZOA; SKATES (FISH);

EID: 1342283088     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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