Knowledge and practices about rabies among travel medicine consultants in Greece

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-36

  Pavli, Androula ^a   Saroglou, George ^a   Hadjianastasiou, Sophia ^a   Patrinos, Stavros ^a   Vakali, Annita ^a   Ouzounidou, Zoi ^b   Maltezou, Helena C ^a  

^a Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^b Health and Welfare Department of Cyclades   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Post travel counselling; Pre travel counselling; Rabies; Travellers

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; EMPORIATRICS; GREECE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; RURAL AREA; TRAVEL;

ANIMALS; CONSULTANTS; GREECE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 79951814024     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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