A five-year retrospective review of snakebite patients admitted to a tertiary university hospital in Malaysia.

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A five-year retrospective review of snakebite patients admitted to a tertiary university hospital in Malaysia.

BACKGROUND Although the majority of the snakebite cases in Malaysia are due to non-venomous snakes, venomous bites cause significant morbidity and mortality if treatment measures, especially ant-venom therapy, are delayed. METHODS To determine the demographic characteristics, we conducted a...

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Main Authors:	Chew, Keng Sheng, Khor, Heng Wei, Ahmad, Rashidi, Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik Abdul
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RZ Other systems of medicine
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11666/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11666/1/IJEM%20Snake%20Bites.pdf

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