Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 217, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 836-840

  Sacks, Jeffrey J ^a,d   Sinclair, Leslie ^b   Gilchrist, Julie ^a   Golab, Gail C ^c   Lockwood, Randall ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b Humane Society of the United States   (United States)

^c American Veterinary Medical Association   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC POLICY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034664792     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.836     Document Type: Article

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