Clinical-epidemiologic aspects of ophidian accidents occurred in Triângulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: retrospective case series

: Ophidian accidents constitute a serious problem of public health in the tropical countries. In Central and South America, most of the accidents are caused by Bothrops (90.5%), followed by the Crotalus (7.7%), Lachesis (1.4%) and Micrurus (0.4%) genus. The aim of this work was to evaluate clinical-...

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Main Authors: Débora Cristina de Oliveira Nunes, Priscila Silva Franco, Veridiana de Melo Rodrigues, Mirian Machado Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2014-07-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
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Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/22442