Snakebites in Hungary-Epidemiological and clinical aspects over the past 36 years

Toxicon

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 943-951

  Malina, Tamás ^a   Krecsák, László ^b   Korsós, Zoltán ^c   Takács, Zoltán ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Antivenom; Envenomation; Snake keeping; Vipera berus; Vipera ursinii rakosiensis

Indexed keywords

COBRA ANTIVENIN; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTHRALGIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; FEVER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SNAKEBITE; SYMPTOM; TRISMUS; URTICARIA;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HUNGARY; SNAKE BITES; VIPER VENOMS;

AGKISTRODON CONTORTRIX; COLUBRIDAE; ELAPIDAE; VIPERA; VIPERA BERUS; VIPERA URSINII; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

EID: 42649112076     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.12.001     Document Type: Review

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