A change in rabies post-exposure treatment guidelines after decision analysis in Israel

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-97

  Dubnov, Jonathan ^a,b   Hefer, Elioz ^a,c,d   Rubin, Lisa ^a,b   Rishpon, Shmuel ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Emek Yezreel College   (Israel)

^d CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Post exposure treatment; Post exposure vaccination; Prevention; Quality control; Rabies

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DOGS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846850313     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl096     Document Type: Article

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