Dog pack attack: Hunting humans

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-246

  Avis, Simon P ^a  

^a Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dog bite; Dog pack attack; Predation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PREDATION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032818123     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199909000-00005     Document Type: Article

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