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...
Main Authors: | N J Gogtay, A Nagpal, A Mallad, K Patel, S J Stimpson, A Belur, U M Thatte |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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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 |
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