The global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of spider bites

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-250

  Diaz, James H ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HLTH SCI C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVENOMATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NECROSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPIDER BITE; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 4243077522     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.2.0700239     Document Type: Article

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