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Malayan Pit Viper Envenomation and Treatment in Thailand

Thunyaporn Tangtrongchitr1 Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;2 Department of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Suthimon Thumtecho1 Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;3 Division of Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, ThailandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8853-6568
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Jiratchaya Janprasert4 Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Kitisak Sanprasert2 Department of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Achara Tongpoo1 Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Yuvadee Tanpudsa1 Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Satariya Trakulsrichai1 Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;5 Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8313-026X
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Winai Wananukul1 Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;6 Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Sahaphume Srisuma1 Ramathibodi Poison Center, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;6 Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1257-1266 | Published online: 30 Nov 2021

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