Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 1 , Pages 28-42 , January 2004

Clinical trial of two antivenoms for the treatment of Bothrops and Lachesis bites in the north eastern Amazon region of Brazil

Received 5 March 2003 ,Revised 31 March 2003 ,Accepted 23 June 2003.

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Volume 98, Issue 1 , Pages 28-42 , January 2004

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