Causes, costs, and estimates of rabies postexposure prophylaxis treatments in the united states

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 56-62

  Krebs, John W ^a   Long Marin, Susan C ^b   Childs, James E ^a  

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

^b Mecklenburg County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Estimates; Postexposure; Prophylaxis; Rabies

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DISEASE CARRIER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RABIES; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; COST CONTROL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032163375     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199809000-00009     Document Type: Article

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