Profile Of Animal Bite Cases Attending Urban Health Centers in Surat City: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Pradeep Umarigar (Author), Gaurang Parmar (Author), Prakash B Patel (Author), R K Bansal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Exposure to dog bites is an important public health problem, these bites not only cause increase morbidity and mortality but also loss of work days and cost for treatment. Moreover, myths and practices amongst people prevent appropriate post exposure treatment. Objectives: The survey was co...