Barking up the wrong tree? A survey of dog bit wound management

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-255

  Smith, Michael R ^b   Walker, Alison ^a   Brenchley, Jane ^c  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BITE WOUND; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DOG BITE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BITES AND STINGS; DOGS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0037505673     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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