Tetanus - Still a topic of present interest: A report of 27 cases from a Belgian referral hospital

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-252

  Peetermans, W E ^a   Schepens, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Artificial respiration; Critical care; Tetanus; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; HEPARIN; PENICILLIN G; TETANUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TETANUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0030025592     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.450804000.x     Document Type: Article

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