Using emergency department data to conduct dog and animal bite surveillance in New York City, 2003-2006

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-201

  Bregman, Brooke ^a   Slavinski, Sally ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; BITES AND STINGS; CAT BITE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOG BITE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE BITE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT BITE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858261918     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700208     Document Type: Article

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