AAPCC database characterization of native U.S. venomous snake exposures, 2001-2005

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-335

  Seifert, Steven A ^a   Boyer, Leslie V ^b   Benson, Blaine E ^a   Rogers, Jody J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Poison control centers; Rattlesnake bite

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POISON CENTER; POISONOUS SNAKE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SNAKE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; AGE; AGKISTRODON; ANIMAL; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITALIZATION; PREGNANCY; SNAKEBITE; STATISTICS;

AGKISTRODON; ANTHOZOA; ELAPIDAE; MICRURUS; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGKISTRODON; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROTALUS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELAPIDAE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNAKE BITES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649212687     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650902870277     Document Type: Article

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