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Original Article

Black widow spider envenomation in pregnancy

Michael D. WolfeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Orrin MyersDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
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E. Martin CaravatiUtah Poison Control Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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William F. RayburnDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
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Steven A. SeifertNew Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
Pages 122-126 | Received 04 Dec 2009, Accepted 25 Mar 2010, Published online: 12 May 2010

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