Analysis of referral letters to assess the management of poisonous snake bite in rural Papua New Guinea.
A prospective series of patients envenomed after snake bite was seen at Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH), Papua New Guinea, between January 1991 and December 1992. Referral letters were received with 60 of the patients who had been initially seen at a health centre. These letters were analysed i...
Main Authors: | Trevett, A, Lalloo, D, Nwokolo, N, Kevau, I, Warrell, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1994
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