Treatment outcome of snake bite patients: A prospective observational study at tertiary care hospital

 

Shital Rathod¹, Arvind Chavhan², Deepika Ramrao Dharmkare^3*, Koustubh Bavdhankar⁴

 

{¹Associate Professor, ^3,4JR3 Medicine, Department Of Medicine} {²Associate Professor, Department Of Paediatrics}

Dr. Shankarrao Chavhan Government Medical College , Nanded, INDIA.

 

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