Rabies postexposure prophylaxis in a UK travel clinic: Ten years' experience

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-261

  Wijaya, Limin ^a   Ford, Lisa ^b   Lalloo, David ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL CLINIC; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHIROPTERA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOGS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959992249     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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