Moving towards the elimination of rabies in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-437

  Kasempimolporn, Songsri ^a,c   Jitapunkul, Sutthichai ^b   Sitprija, Visith ^a  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Rabies elimination; Stray dog; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DOG; POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; STRAY DOG; THAILAND; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; DOGS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; THAILAND;

EID: 41749095656     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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