The global availability of rabies immune globulin and rabies vaccine in clinics providing indirect care to travelers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-66

  Jentes, Emily S ^a   Blanton, Jesse D ^a   Johnson, Katherine J ^a   Petersen, Brett W ^a   Lamias, Mark J ^b,c   Robertson, Kis ^a   Franka, Richard ^a   Muhm, Daniel ^d   Rupprecht, Charles E ^e   Marano, Nina ^a   Brunette, Gary W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Office of Medical Services DC   (United States)

^e Erasmus Forum A434   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; PURIFIED CHICKEN EMBRYO CELL VACCINE; RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE; VERO CELL VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DRUG INDUSTRY; EASTERN EUROPE; EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRAVEL;

AFRICA; ASIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EUROPE, EASTERN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891832482     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12085     Document Type: Article

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