Sensitivities of three county health department surveillance systems for child-related dog bites: 261 Cases (2000)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 225, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1680-1683

  Tan, Regina L ^a,c   Powell, Kenneth E ^b   Lindemer, Kristen M ^b,d   Clay, Molly M ^a,b   Davidson, Steven C ^b,e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d State Terr Inj Prev Directors A   (United States)

^e Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG BITE; EMERGENCY WARD; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN HEALTH;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 10044257966     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.1680     Document Type: Article

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