TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1984//
TI  - Animal bites as an occupational hazard among animal control officers
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Montes, J. M.
A1  - Hull, H. F.
A1  - Rollag, O. J.
A1  - Mann, J. M.
SP  - 255
EP  - 256
VL  - 74
IS  - 3
N2  - One hundred-and-two full-time animal control officers (ACOs) in New Mexico were surveyed to learn about animal bite risks in this little-studied occupational group. The overall bite rate was 2.57 per working-year (175-500 times population-based rate estimates). A "high risk" ACO subset (seven officers involved in 67 per cent of bite incidents) was discovered. Evaluation of animal bite data can contribute to prevention of occupational injuries among the estimated 10,000 full-time ACOs in this country.
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SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -