Epidemiology of the injuries caused by Thalassophryne nattereri (niquim) in Ceara State (1992-2002);Epidemiologia dos acidentes por Thalassophryne nattereri (niquim) no Estado do Ceará (1992-2002)

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 479-482

  Facó, Patrícia Emília ^a   Bezerra, Glaydcianne Pinheiro ^a   Ferreira Barbosa, Paulo Sergio ^a   Costa Martins, Alice Maria ^a   Guimarães, José Ambrósio ^c   Ferreira, Mônica Lopes ^b   Azul Monteiro, Helena Serra ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c Instituto Dr José Frota   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidents; Epidemiology; Niquim; Thalassophryne nattereri

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HOT WATER;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCHYMOSIS; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; SEA; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSATION; THALASSOPHRYNE NATTERERI;

THALASSOPHRYNE NATTERERI;

EID: 31644440649     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: 00378682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822005000600006     Document Type: Article

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