Animal-related injuries: Epidemiological and meteorological features

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-92

  Emet, Mucahit ^a,b   Beyhun, Nazim Ercument ^a   Kosan, Zahide ^a   Aslan, Sahin ^a   Uzkeser, Mustafa ^a   Cakir, Zeynep Gokcen ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Animal related injuries; Bite; Epidemiology; Humidity; Meteorology; Sting; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEE STING; BITES AND STINGS; CAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG BITE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HORSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INSECT BITE; INSECT STING; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAKEBITE; SUMMER; TICK BITE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPERATURE; TICKS; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 67650875938     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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