Epidemiological study of snakebites in Ardabil Province (Iran)
Introduction: Average annual incidence of snakebite worldwide is between 5.5 to 1.2 million, and at least 125,000 of them are fatal. In Iran, around 4,500-11,000 snakebites occur annually, and a small number of them are fatal. Snake bites can cause intoxity and immediate death in patients, and the...
Main Authors: | Esmaeil Farzaneh, Nasrin Fouladi, Yousef Shafaee, Zahra Mirzamohammadi, Farnaz Naslseraji, Omid Mehrpour |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2017-03-01
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Series: | Electronic Physician |
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5407232/ |
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