Prazosin: A pharmacological antidote for scorpion envenomation [3]

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-151

  Gupta, V ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; GLUCOSE; INFUSION FLUID; INSULIN; PETHIDINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PRAZOSIN; PROMETHAZINE; SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INSECT STING; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MALE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORPION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRAZOSIN; SCORPIONS;

EID: 33645845721     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmi097     Document Type: Letter

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