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Snakebite victim profiles and treatment-seeking behaviors in two regions of Kenya: results from a health demographic surveillance system

INTRODUCTION: Snakebites are a major cause of permanent injury and death among poor, rural populations in developing countries, including those in East Africa. This research characterizes snakebite incidence, risk factors, and subsequent health-seeking behaviors in two regions of Kenya using a mixed...

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Autores principales:	Larson, Peter S., Ndemwa, Morris, Thomas, Aleksandra F., Tamari, Noriko, Diela, Paul, Changoma, Mwatasa, Mohamed, Abdullatif, Larson, Miles C., Ketenci, Kaan Cem, Goto, Kensuke, Kaneko, Satoshi
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2022
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9052588/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35488352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00421-8

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