Law enforcement K-9 dog bites: Injuries, complications, and trends

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 637-642

  Hutson, H R ^a   Anglin, D ^a   Pineda, G V ^a   Flynn, C J ^a   Russell, M A ^a   McKeith, J J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; DOG BITE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON INJURY;

EID: 0031002237     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70253-1     Document Type: Article

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