Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Scorpion Envenomation in Hospitalized Children in Adiyaman, Turkey

authors:

avatar Capan Konca 1 , * , avatar Mehmet Tekin 1 , avatar Yeliz Genc 1 , avatar Mehmet Turgut 1

Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey
Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.25, issue 1
published online: January 12, 2015
article type: Letter
received: January 6, 2014
accepted: December 13, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.199

how to cite: Konca C, Tekin M, Genc Y, Turgut M. Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Scorpion Envenomation in Hospitalized Children in Adiyaman, Turkey. Iran J Pediatr. 2015;25(1): -. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.199.

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