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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 13, 1993 - Issue 1
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Complications of Echis colorata snake bites in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia

S. H. AnnobilDepartment of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Pages 39-44 | Received 01 Apr 1992, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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