FIRST AIDS IN SCORPIONIC ENVENOMATION: A PROPOSAL BASED ON THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE WITH OPHIDIAN ENVENOMATION
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0104-7930
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-79301999000100025