Distinctive epidemiologic and clinical features of common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) bites in Sri Lanka

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 458-462

  Ariaratnam, Christeine A ^a   Sheriff, M H Rezvi ^a   Theakston, R David G ^b   Warrell, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SEPTICEMIA; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SRI LANKA; SWELLING;

BUNGARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 51949094413     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.458     Document Type: Article

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