Knowledge, attitude and practice following dog bite: A community-based epidemiological study

Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 154-161

  Agarwal, N ^a   Reddaiah, V P ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dog bite; Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP); Prophylactic treatment, Anti rabies vaccine (ARV), Immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; DOG BITE; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; SEX RATIO; SUMMER;

EID: 1542267784     PISSN: 02536803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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