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2019 Month : March Volume : 8 Issue : 10 Page : 667-670

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRENDS, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF ANIMAL BITE IN CHILDREN ATTENDING OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF REWA CITY- A HOSPITAL BASED SURVEY.

Neera Marathe1, Sanjeev Kumar2

1Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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