Determinants of delay in initiating post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies prevention among animal bite cases: Hospital based study

Vaccine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-77

  Joseph, Jessy ^a   Sangeetha, N ^a   Khan, Amir Maroof ^a   Rajoura, O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Animal bite victims; Anti rabies vaccine; Delay; Post exposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BITE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; DOG BITE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY DELAY; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMAL BITE VICTIMS; ANTI-RABIES VACCINE; DELAY; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891915611     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.10.067     Document Type: Article

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