Mortality due to Hymenoptera stings in Costa Rica, 1985-2006 Mortalidad por picaduras de himenópteros en Costa Rica, 1985-2006

OBJECTIVE: To analyze mortality due to Hymenoptera stings in Costa Rica during 1985-2006. METHODS: Records of deaths due to Hymenoptera stings in 1985-2006 were retrieved from Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (National Statistics and Census Institute). Mortality rates were calculated on th...

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Main Authors: Mónica Prado, Damaris Quirós, Bruno Lomonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2009-05-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000500002