Tetanus: A clinical review

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 606-609

  Al Kaabi, Juma M ^a   Scrimgeour, Euan M ^a   Louon, Andre ^a   Al Riyami, Bazdawi M ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Cautery burns; Immunization; Risus Sardonicus; Tetanus; Tetanus management

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OMAN; SEDATION; SURVIVAL; TETANUS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TETANUS; TETANUS ANTITOXIN;

EID: 0034893806     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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