The dilemma of managing human rabies encephalitis

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 456-457

  Warrell, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Encephalitis; Management; Palliative care; Rabies

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICAL NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; LABORATORY; MALE; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; STANDARDS; VIROLOGY;

ESSENTIAL DRUG;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RABIES;

EID: 84975745703     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12668     Document Type: Editorial

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