The role of prednisolone in reducing limb oedema in children bitten by green pit vipers: A randomized, controlled trial

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 643-649

  Nuchprayoon, I ^a   Pongpan, C ^a   Sripaiboonkij, N ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GREEN PIT VIPER; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POISONOUS SNAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNAKEBITE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDEMA; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; SNAKE BITES; THAILAND; VIPERIDAE;

CRYPTELYTROPS ALBOLABRIS; GOOSE PARVOVIRUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 55049137091     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485908X311786     Document Type: Article

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