Factors Associated With Bites to a Child From a Dog Living in the Same Home: A Bi-National Comparison

Factors Associated With Bites to a Child From a Dog Living in the Same Home: A Bi-National Comparison

We conducted a veterinary clinic-based retrospective cohort study aimed at identifying child-, dog-, and home-environment factors associated with dog bites to children aged 5–15 years old living in the same home as a dog in Kingston, Jamaica (236) and San Francisco, USA (61). Secondarily, we wished...

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Main Authors: Locksley L. McV. Messam, Philip H. Kass, Bruno B. Chomel, Lynette A. Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
dog bite
child
home
risk factor
cohort study
anthrozoology
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00066/full

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