Determinants of pre-exposure rabies vaccination among foreign backpackers in Bangkok, Thailand

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3931-3934

  Gautret, Philippe ^a   Tantawichien, Terapong ^b   Hai, Vinh Vu ^a   Piyaphanee, Watcharapong ^c  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Pre travel advice; Rabies; Thailand; Vaccination coverage; Vaccine cost

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; THAILAND; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; THAILAND; TRAVEL; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955651801     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.096     Document Type: Article

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