Fatal and nonfatal severe jellyfish stings in thai waters

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-138

  Fenner, Peter J ^a,b   Lippmann, John ^c   Gershwin, Lisa Ann ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Travel Medicine Mackay   (Australia)

^c Divers Alert Network (DAN) Asia Pacific   (Australia)

^d Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CEFALEXIN; CORTISONE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FEXOFENADINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PETHIDINE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRUKANDJI SYNDROME; JELLYFISH; NONHUMAN; PAIN; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN PAIN; SWIMMING; THAILAND; TOURISM;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; HUMANS; SCYPHOZOA; THAILAND;

EID: 77649253433     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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