Guillain-Barre syndrome occurring after rabies vaccination

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-88

  Siddiqui, Arif Rasheed ^a   Usmani, Rehman Izhar ^a   Anwer, Saleem ^a   Afsar, Salahuddin ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAKISTAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; VACCINATION; WOUND CARE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; RABIES VACCINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 16444386472     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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