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Envenimation scorpionique chez des militaires français en poste isolé au Nord Mali : à propos de cinq cas

Scorpion envenimation in deployed soldiers in Northern Mali: A serie of five clinical cases

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Annales françaises de médecine d'urgence

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  1. Antenne médicale de la Valbonne, direction régionale du service de santé de Lyon, centre médical des armées de Lyon, BP 30016, F-01120, Dagneux Montluel, France

    C. Dewar

  2. Site principal de Varces, direction régionale du service de santé de Lyon centre médical des armées de Gac, quartier de Reyniès, BP 08, F-38761, Varces cedex, France

    J. -G. Meusnier

  3. Département de biologie médicale, hôpital d’instruction des armées Bégin, 69 avenue de Paris, F-94160, Saint-Mandé, France

    S. Larréché

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Dewar, C., Meusnier, J.G. & Larréché, S. Envenimation scorpionique chez des militaires français en poste isolé au Nord Mali : à propos de cinq cas. Ann. Fr. Med. Urgence 6, 431–434 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13341-016-0690-4

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