Incidence of and risk factors for cat bites: a first step in prevention and treatment of feline aggression

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-195

  Palacio, Jorge ^a   León Artozqui, Marta ^b   Pastor Villalba, Eliseo ^c   Carrera Martín, Fernando ^d   García Belenguer, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^c Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^d Provincial Office of Public Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHILD; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SPAIN; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SPAIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 34248523888     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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