A multi-site study on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practice of child-dog interactions in rural China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 950-962

  Shen, Jiabin ^a   Li, Shaohua ^b   Xiang, Huiyun ^c   Pang, Shulan ^d   Xu, Guozhang ^e   Schwebel, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HEBEI UNITED UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e NINGBO MUNICIPAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; Dog bites; Injury; Rural health; Safety

Indexed keywords

CANID; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG BITE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ANHUI; CHINA; HEBEI; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84875236938     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10030950     Document Type: Article

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