Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis of overseas travelers in the international travel clinic of the National Medical Center from 2006 to 2012, Korea

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-20

  Park, Jong Hyun ^a   Lee, Chang Hyu ^a   Won, Youn Kyoung ^a   Chin, Bum Sik ^a   Shin, Hyung Sik ^a   Kim, Jae Yoon ^a  

^a National Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Post exposure prophylaxis; Rabies; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KOREA; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TOURISM; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897038170     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2014.46.1.13     Document Type: Article

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