Dog bite injuries in children - A review of data from a South African paediatric trauma unit

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 8 PART 2, 2007, Pages 597-600

  Dwyer, J P ^a   Douglas, Tania S ^a   van As, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOG BITE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD INJURY; HOME; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PARENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC WARD; PERINEUM INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; SUTURE; WOUND DRESSING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; DOG; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; CHILD CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOME CARE; INFANT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 34548752244     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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