Epidemiological aspects of scorpion stings in Al-Jouf Province, Saudi Arabia

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-187

  Jarrar, Bashir M ^a   Al Rowaily, Meshref A ^a  

^a JOUF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SCORPION VENOM; SCORPION VENOM VACCINE; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSECT STING; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORPION BITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 50649118053     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.183     Document Type: Article

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