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Poison Centre Research

Berg adder (Bitis atropos) envenoming: an analysis of 14 cases

Andrew John van der WaltMidlands Endocrine & Medicine (private practice), Life Hilton Private Hospital, Hilton, South Africa; Correspondence[email protected]
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Gert Jacobus MullerDivision of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg Poison Information Centre, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Pages 131-136 | Received 30 Apr 2018, Accepted 05 Jul 2018, Published online: 06 Dec 2018

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