A prospective cohort study of the effectiveness of the primary hospital management of all snakebites in Kurunegala district of Sri Lanka.

A prospective cohort study of the effectiveness of the primary hospital management of all snakebites in Kurunegala district of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka records substantial numbers of snakebite annually. Primary rural hospitals are important contributors to health care. Health care planning requires a more detailed understanding of snakebite within this part of the health system. This study reports the management and epidemiology of all ho...

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Main Authors:	Seyed Shahmy, Senanayake A M Kularatne, Shantha S Rathnayake, Andrew H Dawson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-08-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5578683?pdf=render

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