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Case Reports

Sudden cardiac arrest and cerebral thrombosis due to bites by Russell’s viper (Daboia siamensis)

Chuthamas OngprakobkulFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pantaree JaiglaRajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Weerapat KositanuritFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand;
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Sekh ThanprasertsukFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand;
Pages 40-42 | Published online: 31 May 2019

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