Clinical Practice Guideline of Jellyfish Envenomation, especially Box Jellyfish Envenomation

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Lakkana Thaikruea
Potjaman Siriarayaporn
Monaiya Pruedthiphap
Thanasawat Chaiyakul
Winai Wananukul
Satariya Trakulsrichai
Sahaphume Srisuma
Nuankanya Sathirapongsasuti

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