Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of scorpionism in children in Sanliurfa, Turkey

Toxicon

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 875-880

  Adiguzel, Suhendan ^a   Ozkan, Ozcan ^a   Inceoglu, Bora ^b  

^a Refik Saydam Hygiene Center   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androctonus crassicauda monovalent antivenom; Children; Clinical symptoms; Epidemiology; Scorpionism; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVENOMATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION; SCORPIONISM; SWEATING; SWELLING; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THIRST; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCORPIONS; SEASONS; TURKEY;

ANDROCTONUS CRASSICAUDA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 34247107138     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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