Assessing the safety of post-exposure rabies immunization in pregnancy

Human Vaccines

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 87-89

  Sudarshan, M K ^a   Ananda Giri, M S ^a   Mahendra, B J ^a   Venkatesh, G M ^a   Sanjay, T V ^a   Ashwath Narayana, D H ^a   Ravish, H S ^a  

^a KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anti rabies vaccines; Post exposure prophylaxis; Pregnancy; Rabies; Rabies immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

ABHAYRAB; RABIES VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOG; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PREGNANCY; RABIES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34248185110     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.3.3.4010     Document Type: Article

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