High-dose anti-snake venom versus low-dose anti-snake venom in the treatment of poisonous snake bites - A critical study

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue JAN, 2004, Pages 14-17

  Paul, V ^a   Pratibha, S ^a   Prahlad, K A ^a   Earali, Jerry ^a   Francis, S ^a   Lewis, Francy ^a  

^a Jubilee Mission Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNAKE BITES; SNAKES;

EID: 13744257056     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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