Dog Bite Prevention: An Assessment of Child Knowledge
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Dog bite prevention: an assessment of child knowledge.
OBJECTIVES To determine what children know about preventing dog bites and to identify parental desires for dog bite prevention education. STUDY DESIGN This cross-sectional study sampled 5- to 15-year-olds and their parents/guardians presenting to a pediatric emergency department with nonurgent complaints or dog bites. The parent/guardian-child pairs completed surveys and knowledge-based simul...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0022-3476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.07.016