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Bite-to-hospital time and morbidity in victims of viper bite in a rural hospital in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Mortality amongst in-hospital patients bitten by carpet viper in northern Nigeria has reduced, related to use of a monospecific ovine Fab snake antivenom. However, many victims survive with temporary or permanent morbidity. OBJECTIVES: Study objectives were to: (1) determine and score th...

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Autor principal: Ogunfowokan, Oluwagbenga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4565144/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v4i1.371