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Clinical Research

Cottonmouth snake bites reported to the ToxIC North American snakebite registry 2013–2017

K. DomanskiReno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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K. C. KleinschmidtSouthwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA;
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S. GreeneBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1119-5582
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A. M. RuhaBanner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA;
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V. S. BebartaEmergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8816-1199
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N. OniskoSouthwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA;
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S. CamplemanAmerican College of Medical Toxicology, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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J. BrentEmergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA;
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P. WaxSouthwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA;
& on behalf of the ToxIC North American Snakebite Registry Group show all
Pages 178-182 | Received 09 Apr 2019, Accepted 27 May 2019, Published online: 13 Jun 2019

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