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. 2004 Jan;144(1):121-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.10.024.

Posttraumatic stress disorder after dog bites in children

Vincent Peters  1 , Martine Sottiaux, Jocelyne Appelboom, André Kahn
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Posttraumatic stress disorder after dog bites in children

Vincent Peters et al. J Pediatr. 2004 Jan.

Abstract

Of 22 children who were victims of dog bite, 12 had symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder 2 to 9 months after the bite. Violent dog attacks inflicting multiple and/or deep wounds were associated with risk of posttraumatic stress disorder.

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