Snake-o-Pathy or Snakebite Syndrome

  • Omesh Kumar Bharti State Epidemiologist, State Institute of Health & Family Welfare, Parimahal, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • Jugal Kishore Director Professor & Head of Department Community Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

How to cite this article:
Bharti OK, Kishore J. Snake-o-Pathy or Snakebite Syndrome. J Commun Dis. 2022;54(4):109-111.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/0019.5138.2022111

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Published
2022-12-31