Mouse spider bites (Missulena spp.) and their medical importance. A systematic review

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 225-227

  Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPIDER VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION CENTER; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NEUROTOXICITY; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER BITE;

EID: 1542330079     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05890.x     Document Type: Review

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