Epidemiology of intraspecies bite wounds in dogs in the Czech Republic

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Baranyiová, Eva ^a   Holub, A ^b   Martinikova M ^a   Necas A ^a   Zatloukal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b Institute ^*

Author keywords

Age; Body size; Dog bites; Epidemiology; Injury location; Season; Sex

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BITE WOUND; BODY SIZE; BREED; CZECH REPUBLIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAD INJURY; INCIDENCE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIMB INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX INJURY; UNIVERSITY; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0037866626     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200372010055     Document Type: Article

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