Jellyfish responsible for Irukandji syndrome [3]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 802-803

  Fenner, P J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BITE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CUBOZOA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; HEADACHE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRUKANDJI SYNDROME; JELLYFISH; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESTLESSNESS; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN PAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 33750611595     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl104     Document Type: Letter

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