Prague Med. Rep. 2015, 116, 155-160

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.53

Envenoming by Crotalid Snake Chinese Moccasin Agkistrodon Acutus Bite – A Case Report

Jiří Valenta, Zdeněk Stach, Pavel Michálek

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received March 4, 2015
Accepted June 1, 2015

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