The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 160, Issue 2 , Pages 337-341.e2 , February 2012

Dog Bite Prevention: An Assessment of Child Knowledge

  • Cinnamon A. Dixon, DO, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Center for Global Health, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Cinnamon A. Dixon, DO, MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Emergency Medicine and Center for Global Health, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 2008, Cincinnati, OH 45229.
    • ,
  • E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Kimberly W. Hart, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Christopher J. Lindsell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Received 9 January 2011 ,Revised 31 May 2011 ,Accepted 14 July 2011.

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 Supported in part by an Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH/NCRR grant 5UL1RR026314-03). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.07.016

The Journal of Pediatrics
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