Knowledge and perceptions of dog-associated zoonoses: Brazos County, Texas, USA

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 211-221

  Bingham, Glenda M ^a   Budke, Christine M ^a   Slater, Margaret R ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ASPCA Animal Health Services Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Public health; Telephone questionnaire; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BITES AND STINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RABIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 73449146947     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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