Human rabies exposures and postexposure prophylaxis in South Carolina, 1993-2002

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-202

  O'Bell, Susan A ^a   McQuiston, Jennifer ^b   Bell, Linda J ^c   Ferguson, Sue C ^c   Williams, L A ^c  

^a ANGELL ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BITES AND STINGS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INCIDENCE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 33645461203     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100215     Document Type: Article

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