Knowledge and practices among the general practitioners of Karachi regarding dog bite management

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 861-864

  Hassan Shah, Syed Faraz Ul ^a   Jawed, Munazza ^a   Nooruddin, Shanila ^a   Afzal, Sumaira ^a   Sajid, Faisal ^a   Majeed, Sana ^a   Naveed, Munazza ^a   Mustafa, Kamal ^a   Azhar, Muhammad ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DOG BITE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN;

EID: 73349119072     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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