Demographics of animal bite victims & management practices in a tertiary care institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Background & objectives: Rabies is an important public health problem worldwide and more than 55,000 people die annually of the disease. The King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, is a tertiary referral centre where a rabies clinic runs 24 hours. In view of lack of information about the demograp...

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Main Authors: N J Gogtay, A Nagpal, A Mallad, K Patel, S J Stimpson, A Belur, U M Thatte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2014;volume=139;issue=3;spage=459;epage=462;aulast=Gogtay