Toxinology in Australia's colonial era: A chronology and perspective of human envenomation in 19th century Australia

Toxicon

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 726-737

  Pearn, John ^a   Winkel, Kenneth D ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal medicine; Australia; Ciguatera; History of toxinology; Snakebite

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; DUBOISIA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DUBOISIA; ENVENOMATION; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; INCISION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUACKERY; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; SPIDER; SUCTION; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SNAKE BITES; SNAKES; TOXICOLOGY;

ARANEAE; CIGUATERA; ELAPIDAE; SERPENTES; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 33750932401     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.07.027     Document Type: Article

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