Animal related injuries treated at the Department of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Lublin

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-61

  Nogalski, Adam ^a   Jankiewicz, Leszek ^a   Ćwik, Grzegorz ^a   Karski, Jerzy ^a   Matuszewski, Łukasz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Animal related injuries; Dog bites; Multiple injuries; Wound infection; Wound management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COW; DOG BITE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HORSE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INSECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; POLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SWINE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BITES AND STINGS; CATS; CATTLE; DOGS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWINE; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34447125102     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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