Human rabies in Tianjin, China

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-511

  Montgomery, J P ^a   Zhang, Y ^b   Wells, E V ^a   Liu, Y ^b   Clayton, J L ^a   Wang, X ^b   Boulton, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b TIANJIN CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

communicable diseases; epidemiology; immunization

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RABIES; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870172111     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds041     Document Type: Article

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