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A Retrospective Analysis of 96 “Asp” (Megalopyge opercularis) Envenomations in Central Texas During 1996

Marcel E. Stipetic Central Texas Poison Center, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, U.S.A.
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Dr. Marcel Stipetic
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Patricia B. Rosen Central Texas Poison Center, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, U.S.A.
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Douglas J. Borys Central Texas Poison Center, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, U.S.A.
Pages 457-462 | Published online: 16 Aug 1999

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