Caring for patients with rabies in developing countries - the neglected importance of palliative care

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 564-567

  Tarantola, Arnaud ^a   Crabol, Yoann ^a   Mahendra, Bangalore Jayakrishnappa ^b   In, Sotheary ^a   Barennes, Hubert ^a   Bourhy, Hervé ^c   Peng, Yiksing ^a   Ly, Sowath ^a   Buchy, Philippe ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DU CAMBODGE   (Cambodia)

^b Department of Forensic Medicine Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Diazepam; Hydrophobia; Midazolam; Palliative care; Rabies; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; IBUPROFEN; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; ESSENTIAL DRUG;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RURAL AREA; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RABIES; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ANXIETY; COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RURAL POPULATION; SEIZURES; THIRST;

ANXIETY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RABIES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RURAL POPULATION; SEIZURES; THIRST;

EID: 84975745721     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12670     Document Type: Article

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