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Poison Centre Research

Safety profile of snake antivenom (use) in Hong Kong – a review of 191 cases from 2008 to 2015

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Pages 1066-1071 | Received 20 Mar 2017, Accepted 15 May 2017, Published online: 28 Jun 2017

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