Temporal analyses of coral snakebite severity published in the American Association of Poison Control Centers' Annual Reports from 1983 through 2007

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-78

  Walter, Frank G ^a   Stolz, Uwe ^a   Shirazi, Farshad ^a   McNally, Jude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral snakebites; Epidemiology; Micrurus; Poison control centers; Snakebites

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POISON CENTER; SNAKEBITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; HUMANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNAKE BITES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; MICRURUS;

EID: 76749165727     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650903430944     Document Type: Article

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