Human fatalities resulting from dog attacks in the united states, 1979-2005

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-25

  Langley, Ricky L ^a  

^a Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Attacks; Dog bite; Fatality; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOG BITE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63649090600     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/08-WEME-OR-213.1     Document Type: Article

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