Non-fatal dog bite injuries in the USA, 2005-2009

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 300-302

  Quirk, J T ^a  

^a Erie County Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog bites; Epidemiology; Injuries

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DOG BITE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84858795981     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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