The incidence of public sector hospitalisations due to dog bites in Australia 2001-2013.

CONCLUSION: Dog bites are a largely unrecognised and growing public health problem in Australia. Implications for public health: There is an increasing public sector burden of hospitalisations for injuries from dog bites in Australia.
PMID: 28712151 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - July 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rajshekar M, Blizzard L, Julian R, Williams AM, Tennant M, Forrest A, Walsh LJ, Wilson G Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research