Rabies prophylaxis for pregnant women [9]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1966-1967

  Abazeed, Mohamed E ^a   Cinti, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

BAT; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LETTER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES;

EID: 37049033654     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1312.070157     Document Type: Letter

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