Clinical and demographic profile of patients with snakebite in a tertiary hospital in Ghana

Background: Snakebite is a public health problem affecting mainly rural populations. Objective: To determine the clinical pro le, manifestation, and outcome of snakebite cases presenting to the Tamale Teaching Hospital in Northern Ghana. Materials and Methods: This is a hospital record-based retrosp...

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Published in:	Sahel Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Abdul-Subulr Yakubu, Alhassan Abdul-Mumin, Atiku Adam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Subjects:	antivenom envenomation ghana snakebite
Online Access:	http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2019;volume=22;issue=4;spage=194;epage=199;aulast=Yakubu

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