Guidelines for prophylaxis of rabies in Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-65

  Ali, Niloufer Sultan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BAT; CARNIVORA; CAT; DEATH; DOG; DOG BITE; FOX; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; SCRATCHING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0037258529     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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