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Review Article

Venomous bites during pregnancy: the black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans)

Gianmarco TroianoUniversita degli Studi di Siena Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e dello Sviluppo, Siena, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Alessandra BagnoliAzienda USL Toscana Sud Est Sede di Siena, Siena, Italy
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Astrid MerconeAzienda USL Toscana Sud Est Sede di Siena, Siena, Italy
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Nicola NanteUniversita degli Studi di Siena Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e dello Sviluppo, Siena, Italy;
Pages 171-175 | Received 28 Aug 2017, Accepted 30 Jan 2018, Published online: 20 Feb 2018

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