Dog and cat bites: Epidemiologic analyses suggest different prevention strategies

Public Health Reports

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 252-257

  Patrick, Gail R ^a,b   O'Rourke, Kathleen M ^b  

^a Department of Veterinary Services

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE WOUND; CAT; CHILD; DOG BITE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; RABIES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CATS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031778774     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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