Long-term health effects perceived by snakebite patients in rural Sri Lanka: A cohort study.

• Main Authors: Subodha Waiddyanatha (Author), Anjana Silva (Author), Kosala Weerakoon (Author), Sisira Siribaddana (Author), Geoffrey K Isbister (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The acute effects of snakebite are often emphasized, with less information on long-term effects. We aimed to describe the long-term health effects perceived by patients followed up after confirmed snakebites. Two groups of snakebite patients (>18y) from the Anuradhapura snakebite cohort were revi...