Appropriateness of rabies postexposure prophylaxis treatment for animal exposures

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1001-1007

  Moran, G J ^a   Talan, D A ^a   Mower, W ^a   Newdow, M ^a   Ong, S ^a   Nakase, J Y ^a   Pinner, R W ^a   Childs, J E ^a  

^a OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034706032     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.8.1001     Document Type: Article

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