Snake bite in south asia: A review

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Alirol, Emilie ^a   Sharma, Sanjib Kumar ^b   Bawaskar, Himmatrao Saluba ^c   Kuch, Ulrich ^d   Chappuis, François ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^c Bawaskar Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

^d BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; EDROPHONIUM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; VENOM ANTISERUM; SNAKE VENOM;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COST; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENVENOMATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SERUM SICKNESS; SNAKEBITE; SOUTH ASIA; VICTIM; ANIMAL; ASIA; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ASIA; HUMANS; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 76249095096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000603     Document Type: Review

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