Epidemiology of human rabies in Turkey: 1992-2007

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 591-597

  Buzgan, Turan ^a   Irmak, Hasan ^a   Yilmaz, Gül Ruhsar ^a,b   Torunoǧlu, Mehmet Ali ^a   Safran, Ahmet ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b General Directorate of Primary Health Care Services ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prophylaxis; Rabies; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES; MEAN AGES; POST-EXPOSURE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RISK EXPOSURE; TURKEY; VIRAL GENOME; WILD ANIMALS;

ANIMALS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG BITE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOX; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VACCINATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; WILD ANIMAL;

EID: 69249154713     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0901-6     Document Type: Article

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