Fatal dog bites in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1259, 2007, Pages

  Healey, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREED DIFFERENCE; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DOG; DOG BITE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; AGED; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 34548409997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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