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VOLUME 20 , ISSUE 5 ( 2016 ) > List of Articles

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Scorpion bite, a sting to the heart!

Gajanan Yelme

Citation Information : Yelme G. Scorpion bite, a sting to the heart!. Indian J Crit Care Med 2016; 20 (5):309-310.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.182198

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-12-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


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