Human rabies post exposure prophylaxis in Bhutan, 2005-2008: Trends and risk factors

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 4094-4101

  Tenzin, ^a,b   Dhand, Navneet K ^a   Ward, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Regional Livestock Development Centre   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Dog bite; Non bite; Post exposure prophylaxis; Rabies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BHUTAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG BITE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RISK FACTOR; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BHUTAN; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREVALENCE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956129456     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.106     Document Type: Article

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