Knowledge and attitudes of residents in two areas of Massachusetts about rabies and an oral vaccination program in wildlife

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 305-309

  McGuill, Michael W ^a   Kreindel, Silvia M ^a   DeMaria Jr , Alfred ^a   Rupprecht, Charles ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT VACCINE; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERCEPTION; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RACCOON; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WILD ANIMAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PERCEPTION; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RACCOONS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; VACCINATION; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 0031203832     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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