Epidemiology of Animal Bites and Associated Factors with Delay in Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; A Cross-Sectional Study
Objective: To address the epidemiology of animal bites and associated factors with delay in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in Nahvand district, western Iran.Methods: Data were obtained from Rabies Treatment Center (RTC) in Nahavan district from March 2015 to March 2017. All of referred cases to RTC...
Main Authors: | Salman Khazaei, Manoochehr Karami, Yousef Veisani, Manoochehr Solgi, Shahram Goodarzi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2018-07-01
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Series: | Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma |
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Online Access: | http://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44441_cf71a12aeaa91a016cd60fde4ee2c0ca.pdf |
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