Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 167-170 , 2009

Epidemiology and outcome of snake bite cases evaluated at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman

  • Adil Al-Lawati

      Affiliations

    • Royal Hospital, Oman
    • ,
  • Seif S. Al-Abri

      Affiliations

    • Royal Hospital, Oman
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: P.O. Box 2657, CPO 111, Muscat, Oman. Tel.: +968 24599000; fax: +968 24599966.
    • ,
  • David G. Lalloo

      Affiliations

    • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

Received 25 May 2009 ,Revised 11 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 September 2009.

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PII: S1876-0341(09)00062-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.09.001

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 167-170 , 2009

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