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Prevalence, vulnerability and epidemiological characteristics of snakebite in agricultural settings in rural Sri Lanka: A population-based study from South Asia

BACKGROUND: The burden of snakebite remains poorly characterised because of the paucity of population-based data. Further, factors determining the vulnerability of individuals within rural communities to snakebite have been rarely investigated. We undertook a population-based study to determine the...

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Autores principales:	Jayawardana, Subashini, Arambepola, Carukshi, Chang, Thashi, Gnanathasan, Ariaranee
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7769266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33370325 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243991

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