Management of scorpion envenomation: Need for a standard treatment protocol using drugs and antivenom

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-300

  Karnad, Dilip R ^a,b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INDIA; SCORPION; SPIDER BITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; HUMANS; INDIA; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS;

EID: 70349205433     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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