Childhood risks from the ferret

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-427

  Applegate, James A ^a,c   Walhout, Marcia F ^b  

^a Advantage Health Physicians   (United States)

^b SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite wounds; Ferrets; Pediatrics; Rabies

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFALEXIN;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BITE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FERRET; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LACERATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE VECTORS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FERRETS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RABIES;

EID: 0032076091     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00008-0     Document Type: Article

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