Progress and achievement of rabies control in Thailand

Vaccine

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Wasi, Chantapong ^a   Chaiprasithikul, Paramet ^a   Thongcharoen, Prasert ^a   Choomkasien, Prawit ^b   Sirikawin, Siriwan ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Post exposure; Purified chick embryo cell vaccine; Rabies vaccine; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

DOG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; REVIEW; THAILAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030912622     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(96)00315-5     Document Type: Article

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