Behavioural characteristics associated with dog bites to children presenting to an urban trauma centre

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 348-353

  Reisner, Ilana R ^a,b   Nance, Michael L ^c   Zeller, Jason S ^c   Houseknecht, Eileen M ^c   Kassam Adams, Nancy ^c   Wiebe, Douglas J ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Studies ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; TRAUMA CENTERS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 80053053512     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029868     Document Type: Article

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