Snakebite injuries treated in United States emergency departments, 2001-2004

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 281-287

  O'Neil, Mary Elizabeth ^a   Mack, Karin A ^b   Gilchrist, Julie ^b   Wozniak, Edward J ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Envenomation; Snake; Snakebite; Surveillance; Venomous snake; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

EID: 37449027396     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/06-WEME-OR-080R1.1     Document Type: Article

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