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Clinical Research

Echis coloratus envenomation in children: a retrospective case series

Miguel Glatsteina Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel;b Division of Clinical Toxicology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Liat Lermana Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Dvir Gattc Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, IsraelORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8666-5115
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Dennis Scolnikd Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Ayelet Rimona Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Christopher Hoytee Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver, CO, USA;f Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Center, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Isaac Iazarc Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel
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Pages 293-297 | Received 07 Feb 2021, Accepted 16 Jul 2021, Published online: 28 Jul 2021

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