Fasciculations after rattlesnake envenomations: A retrospective statewide poison control system study

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-121

  Vohra, R ^a,d   Cantrell, F L ^b   Williams, S R ^c  

^a OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b California Poison Control System   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d North Annex ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENVENOMATION; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; MYOKYMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ANXIETY; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROTALUS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAZEPAM; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOKYMIA; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 38949105817     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701638925     Document Type: Article

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