Health seeking behaviours of snakebite victims in rural areas of Rajasthan, India
Snakebite envenomation is a neglected tropical disease and India accounts for maximum mortalities related to snakebites. This could be due to typical health seeking behaviour, inadequately trained manpower at the primary care centres or misbeliefs in community that hinder timely treatments of snakeb...
Main Authors: | V. Dhikav, A. Shandiliya, J. Saini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Verduci Editore
2022-04-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.infectiousjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/10/e836.pdf |
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