Honey Bee Stings: Historical, Clinical, Toxicological, and Environmental Aspects
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A fatal case caused by massive honey bee stings.
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0002-9343
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.01.013