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A prospective cohort study of the effectiveness of the primary hospital management of all snakebites in Kurunegala district of Sri Lanka

INTRODUCTION: Sri Lanka records substantial numbers of snakebite annually. Primary rural hospitals are important contributors to health care. Health care planning requires a more detailed understanding of snakebite within this part of the health system. This study reports the management and epidemio...

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Autores principales:	Shahmy, Seyed, Kularatne, Senanayake A. M., Rathnayake, Shantha S., Dawson, Andrew H.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578683/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28827807 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005847

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