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Management of dog bites by frontline service providers in primary healthcare facilities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, 2014–2015

BACKGROUND: Dog bites are common in developing countries including Ghana, with the victims often being children. Although some breeds of dogs have been identified as being more aggressive than others, all dog bites carry a risk of infection. Immediate and initial assessment of the risk for tetanus a...

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Autores principales: Kenu, Ernest, Ganu, Vincent, Noora, Charles Lwanga, Adanu, Richard, Lartey, Margaret
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29502522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-018-0398-3