Bite-to-hospital time and morbidity in victims of viper bite in a rural hospital in Nigeria
Background: Mortality amongst in-hospital patients bitten by carpet viper in northern Nigeria has reduced, related to use of a monospecific ovine Fab snake antivenom. However, many victims survive with temporary or permanent morbidity.Objectives: Study objectives were to: (1) determine and score the...
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| Language: | English |
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2012-06-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/371/398 |