Public health aspects of snakebite care in West Africa: Perspectives from Nigeria

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Habib, Abdulrazaq G ^a  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Carpet viper; Envenoming; Hub and spoke; Nigeria; Snakebite

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

AFRICA; ECHIS OCELLATUS; ENVENOMATION; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MORTALITY RATE; NAJA; NIGERIA; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SNAKEBITE;

EID: 84962304128     PISSN: 16789180     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1678-9199-19-27     Document Type: Review

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