Animal-related fatalities in the United States - An update

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 67-74

  Langley, Ricky L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Fatalities; Nonvenomous; Snake; Spider; Venomous

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20444403726     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2005)16[67:AFITUS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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