Scorpion envenomation: Does administration of antivenom alter outcome?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-

  Foëx, Bernard ^a   Wallis, Lee ^a  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM; HYDROCORTISONE;

CASE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENVENOMATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORPION; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; BLOOD; HUMAN; REVIEW; SPIDER BITE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSE RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14944374437     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.022830     Document Type: Short Survey

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