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Case Reports

Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.) envenomation of a 4-year-old boy: A case report

Elena Cavazzoni Mater Children's Hospital, Paediatric Intensive Care, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bruce Lister Mater Children's Hospital, Paediatric Intensive Care, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Brisbane, Australia
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Phillip Sargent Mater Children's Hospital, Paediatric Intensive Care, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Brisbane, Australia
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Andreas Schibler Mater Children's Hospital, Paediatric Intensive Care, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Brisbane, Australia
Pages 760-761 | Received 20 Jun 2007, Accepted 30 Jul 2007, Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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