Dog bites: An overview

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-238

  Van Eeckhout, Gregory P A ^a   Wylock, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dog bites; Plastic surgery; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOG BITE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 28344438456     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-005-0728-0     Document Type: Article

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