Systemic manifestations in children with scorpion sting envenomation: how to manage?

Indian J Pediatr

Pediatric Critical Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, JIPMER Women and Children's Hospital, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 605 006, India,

Published: June 2015

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