Public health management of humans at risk

Rabies: Scientific Basis of the Disease and Its Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 543-573

  Taylor, Louise H ^a   Costa, Peter ^a   Briggs, Deborah J ^a,b  

^a Erasmus Forum A434   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burden of rabies; Community involvement in public health; Education and awareness for rabies prevention; Health communications tools; Rabies vaccination; Sustainable rabies prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908156532     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-396547-9.00015-8     Document Type: Chapter

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