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The socio-economic burden of snakebite in Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Snakebite is a major problem affecting the rural poor in many of the poorest countries in the tropics. However, the scale of the socio-economic burden has rarely been studied. We undertook a comprehensive assessment of the burden in Sri Lanka. METHODS: Data from a representative nation-w...

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Autores principales: Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Pathmeswaran, Arunasalam, Wickremasinghe, A. Rajitha, Jayamanne, Shaluka F., Dawson, Andrew, Isbister, Geoff K., de Silva, Hithanadura Janaka, Lalloo, David G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28683119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005647