Bites to humans caused by stray and owned dogs in BELGRADE

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 563-571

  Marijana, Vučinić ^a   Dordevic M ^a   Brana, Radenković Damnjanović ^a   Ljiljana, Janković ^a   Mirilovic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Belgrade; Bite; Owned dog; Stray dog

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 58249097311     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/AVB0806563V     Document Type: Article

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