Knowledge and practices regarding animal bite management and rabies prophylaxis among doctors in Delhi, India

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-47

  Garg, Ankur ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Ingle, Gopal Krishan ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

animal bite; doctors; knowledge; management; practice; rabies

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RABIES; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INDIA; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES;

EID: 84871667777     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511436323     Document Type: Article

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