A nationwide study of Vipera berus bites during one year - Epidemiology and morbidity of 231 cases

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-30

  Karlson Stiber, Christine ^a   Salmonson, Heléne ^a   Persson, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antivenoms; Epidemiology; European adder; European viper; Snake bites

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB')2 FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; SPIDER VENOM ANTISERUM; VIPER VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SNAKE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIPERA BERUS; ANIMAL; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SNAKEBITE;

EQUIDAE; OVIS; VIPERA BERUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNAKE BITES; SWEDEN; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 33644931338     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650500394597     Document Type: Article

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