Rabies postexposure prophylaxis: When is it appropriate?

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 274-279

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

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c Bur of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031814946     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199808000-00008     Document Type: Article

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