Fire ant attacks on patients in nursing homes: An increasing problem

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 843-846

  DeShazo, Richard D ^a   Kemp, Stephen F ^a   DeShazo, Matthew D ^a   Goddard, Jerome ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DYSARTHRIA; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INSECT STING; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 2642531754     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.02.026     Document Type: Article

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