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Rattlesnake envenomation with neurotoxicity refractory to treatment with crotaline Fab antivenom

, M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D. & , M.D.
Pages 472-475 | Received 22 Mar 2006, Accepted 19 Sep 2006, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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