Epidemiology of animal bites and rabies cases in India. A multicentric study

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-36

  Ichhpujani, R L ^a   Chhabra, Mala ^a   Mittal, Veena ^a   Singh, J ^a   Bhardwaj, M ^a   Bhattacharya, D ^a   Pattanaik, S K ^a   Balakrishnan, N ^a   Reddy, A K ^b   Sampath, G ^b   Gandhi, N ^c   Nagar, S S ^c   Lal, Shiv ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^b IPM   (India)

^c IPM ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Animal bite management; Animal bites; Anti rabies treatment; Rabies

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RABIES; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53649088457     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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