An epidemiological and a clinical study on scorpionism by the Iranian scorpion Hemiscorpius lepturus

Toxicon

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 984-992

  Pipelzadeh, Mohammad H ^a   Jalali, Amir ^a   Taraz, Mohammad ^a   Pourabbas, Roya ^a   Zaremirakabadi, Abbas ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Vaccine and Serum Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clinical; Epidemiology; Hemiscorpius lepturus; Iranian scorpion; Khuzestan

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSECT STING; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECROSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCORPIONS; SEASONS;

LEPTURUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 35648987086     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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