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Epidemiology of snake bites in selected areas of Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Snake bites are a silent public health problem in Kenya. Previous studies on snake bites in the country have mainly focused on identifying offending snake species, assessing the severity of envenomation and testing the efficacy of antivenom. Factors associated with snake bites in the c...
Autores principales: | Ochola, Francis Okumu, Okumu, Mitchel Otieno, Muchemi, Gerald Mwangi, Mbaria, James Mucunu, Gikunju, Joseph Kangangi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30100971 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.29.217.15366 |
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