Tetanus: A report of two cases and review of literature – A continuing threat to the elderly in Japan
Tetanus has become rare in industrialized countries, largely due to the effectiveness of immunization. However, the elderly are susceptible to tetanus because many have not received primary immunization; the incidence of tetanus in Japan is still 120 cases/year. The initial symptoms of tetanus, such...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Contemporary Clinical Dentistry |
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Online Access: | http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2017;volume=8;issue=4;spage=642;epage=644;aulast=Sugiura |