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Epidemiology of Animal Bites and Factors Associated With Delays in Initiating Post-exposure Prophylaxis for Rabies Prevention Among Animal Bite Cases: A Population-based Study

OBJECTIVES: One way to prevent deaths due to rabies is the timely utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Therefore, in addition to an understanding of the epidemiological distribution of animal bites, it is necessary to explore the factors leading to delays in PEP initiation. METHODS: This...

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Autores principales: Esmaeilzadeh, Firooz, Rajabi, Abdolhalim, Vahedi, Sajad, Shamsadiny, Mohammad, Ghelichi Ghojogh, Mousa, Hatam, Nahid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28605885
http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.17.027