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. 2025 Nov-Dec;32(6):e543-e546.
doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001940. Epub 2025 May 8.

Gaboon Viper ( Bitis gabonica ) Envenomation With Severe Coagulopathy

Natasha Tobarran  1   2   3 , Mona Ahmed  3 , Andrew Chambers  1   2   3 , Brandon K Wills  1   2   3 , Kirk Cumpston  1   2   3 , Michelle Troendle  1   2   3 , Emily Kershner  1   2   3
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Gaboon Viper ( Bitis gabonica ) Envenomation With Severe Coagulopathy

Natasha Tobarran et al. Am J Ther. 2025 Nov-Dec.
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