Current recommendations for the prophylaxis and treatment of rabies

Drugs

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 801-809

  Dreesen, David W ^a   Hanlon, Cathleen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; REVIEW; WOUND CARE;

RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 0031787794     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199856050-00005     Document Type: Review

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