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Clinical Research

The role of a point-of-care ultrasound protocol in facilitating clinical decisions for snakebite envenomation in Taiwan: a pilot study

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Pages 794-800 | Received 17 Apr 2020, Accepted 21 Jan 2021, Published online: 19 Feb 2021

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