Epidemiology and clinical effects of hump-nosed pit viper (Genus: Hypnale) envenoming in Sri Lanka

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Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-15

  Maduwage, Kalana ^a   Isbister, Geoffrey K ^b   Silva, Anjana ^c   Bowatta, Sunil ^d   Mendis, Suresh ^d   Gawarammana, Indika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d Base Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Envenoming; Hump nosed viper; Hypnale; Snake bite; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPNALE HYPNALE; HYPNALE NEPA; HYPNALE ZARA; LEG SWELLING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SRI LANKA; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; VIPERIDAE;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDEMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SKIN; SNAKE BITES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SRI LANKA; VIPERIDAE; YOUNG ADULT;

CROTALINAE; HYPNALE; HYPNALE HYPNALE; NEPA; SERPENTES; VIPERINAE;

EID: 84870178689     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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