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Injuries by wild animals in the African bush.
The author's personal experience of the management of wild animal injuries in the southern African bush over a period of 4 years is presented. Injuries were sustained from attacks by hippopotamus in 4 cases, buffalo in 2 cases and a lion in one case. The types of injuries and their management are presented. Causative factors, prevention and possible complications are reviewed. Twenty-one cases ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
سال: 1898
ISSN: 0959-5295
DOI: 10.2307/2842968