Cougar attacks on humans: A case report

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-173

  McKee, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cougar attacks; Humans; Wild animal mauling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITE WOUND; CASE REPORT; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUMA; RABIES; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0141631823     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2003)14[169:CAOHAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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