Rattlesnake bites in Europe - Experiences from Southeastern France and Northern Germany

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 635-641

  Schaper, Andreas ^a   De Haro, Luc ^b   Desel, Herbert ^a   Ebbecke, Martin ^a   Langer, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Centre Antipoison   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Envenomations; Poisoning; Rattlesnake bites

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CONSULTATION; ENVENOMATION; EUROPE; FATALITY; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POISON CENTER; POISONING SEVERITY SCORE; RARE DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTALUS; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNAKE BITES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CROTALUS; DASYATIDAE; FELIS CATUS; SERPENTES; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 4644273577     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200026962     Document Type: Article

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