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Prevalence of dog bites in children: a telephone survey

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  1. Département de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Av. JJ Crocq 15, 1020 , Bruxelles, Belgium

    André Kahn & Tiny De Keuster

  2. Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Jean Lamoureux

  3. Département d’Epidémiologie et Promotion de la Santé Ecole de Santé Publique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium

    E. Robert, Danièle Piette & Alain Levêque

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Kahn, A., Robert, E., Piette, D. et al. Prevalence of dog bites in children: a telephone survey. Eur J Pediatr 163, 424 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-004-1456-3

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