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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 11, 1991 - Issue 4
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Cardiovascular manifestations of severe scorpion sting in India (review of 34 children)

H. S. BawaskarBawaskar Hospital and Research Centre, Mahad, Maharashtra, India
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P. H. BawaskarBawaskar Hospital and Research Centre, Mahad, Maharashtra, India
Pages 381-387 | Received 06 Feb 1991, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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