Comparison of the epidemiology of human bites evaluated at three US pediatric emergency departments

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 833-838

  Merchant, Roland C ^a   Fuerch, Janene ^b   Becker, Bruce M ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^c  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Human bites; ICD 9 codes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BITE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC WARD; PLAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 29144434556     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000190231.20233.9e     Document Type: Article

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