Fatal weeverfish sting

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 118-119

  Sanz, P ^a  

^a NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fatal poisoning; Sting; Weeverfish

Indexed keywords

FISH VENOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BITES AND STINGS; BLEEDING; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FATALITY; FISH STING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG PAIN; LUNG; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RESUSCITATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN; SPAIN; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DIVING; FATAL OUTCOME; FISH VENOMS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCIFORMES; SPAIN;

EID: 20644431989     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032701668435659     Document Type: Article

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