A study of the current knowledge base in treating snake bite amongst doctors in the high-risk countries of India and Pakistan: does snake bite treatment training reflect local requirements?

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1108-1114

  Simpson, Ian D ^a,b  

^a Pakistan Medical Research Council   (Pakistan)

^b West Bengal Government Snakebite Taskforce   (India)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Developing World; India; Medical education; Pakistan; Snake bite; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BATROXOBIN; HEPARIN; NEOSTIGMINE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SNAKEBITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INDIA; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SNAKE BITES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 53349110020     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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