A review of venomous animal bites and stings in pregnant patients

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-215

  Langley, Ricky Lee ^a,b  

^a North Carolina Division of Public Health   (United States)

^b 1912 Mail Service Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Bites; Envenomation; Pregnancy; Stings

Indexed keywords

BITE; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; INSECT STING; JELLYFISH; MEDLINE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SCORPION; SPIDER BITE;

EID: 4544347366     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2004)15[207:AROVAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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