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Epidemiological review of scorpion stings in Qatar

The need for regional management guidelines in emergency departments

Baha H. Alkahlout, Muhammad M. Abid, Mohammad M. Kasim and Shumaila M. Haneef
Saudi Medical Journal July 2015, 36 (7) 851-855; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.7.11749
Baha H. Alkahlout
From the Emergency Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Muhammad M. Abid
From the Emergency Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Mohammad M. Kasim
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Shumaila M. Haneef
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