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Though tetanus has become a medical curiosity in most developed countries it continues to be a major problem in most of the developing countries. Tetanus is one of the very few diseases which can be easily diagnosed on the basis of their characteristic manifestations without laboratory aids.
A Study of 1,088 children between 1 month to 12 years.
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Athavale, V.B., Pai, P.N., Fernandez, A., Patnekar, P.N., Acharya, Y.S. (1975). Tetanus in Children. In: Jucker, E. (eds) Progress in Drug Research / Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques. Progress in Drug Research / Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques, vol 19. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7090-0_24
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