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: E-Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11666/1/IJEM%20Snake%20Bites.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11666/
http://intjem.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/1865-1380-4-41
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Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Language: English