Epidemiology of Hospitalizations Resulting From Dog Bites in California, 1991–1998

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ID11023014
AuthorsKatherine A Feldman (0000-0003-4653-8802, At the time of the study, Katherine A. Feldman and Michele T. Jay were with the Veterinary Public Health Section, Disease Investigations and Surveillance Branch, and Roger Trent was with the Injury Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch, of the California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif.), Roger Trent (At the time of the study, Katherine A. Feldman and Michele T. Jay were with the Veterinary Public Health Section, Disease Investigations and Surveillance Branch, and Roger Trent was with the Injury Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch, of the California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif.), Roger B Trent (Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services), Michele T Jay (At the time of the study, Katherine A. Feldman and Michele T. Jay were with the Veterinary Public Health Section, Disease Investigations and Surveillance Branch, and Roger Trent was with the Injury Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch, of the California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif.)
Year2004
Volume94
Issue11
Pages1940-1941
Publication date2004-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.94.11.1940
PMID15514233
OpenAlexW2063065034
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

We used population-based hospital discharge data to describe hospitalizations resulting from dog bites in California from 1991 through 1998, when there were 6676 such hospitalizations (average 835 per year; range 732 to 930), and the annual cumulative incidence for all ages was 2.6 per 100 000. Children had more than twice the risk of adults, and Asians had lower rates than Whites. Children aged 0 to 9 years were more likely to suffer wounds to the head and face

Environmental health · Incidence (geometry) · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Population · Suicide prevention · Demography · Epidemiology · Medicine · Rabies epidemiology and control · Viral Infections and Vectors · Virology and Viral Diseases · Pediatrics

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