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Review
. 2007 Feb 24;334(7590):413-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39105.659919.BE.

Dog bites

Marina Morgan  1 , John Palmer
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Review

Dog bites

Marina Morgan et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Fig 1 Top: Breakdown of a bite wound and infection seven days after it was sutured in primary care. Bottom: Resultant scarring 18 months later
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Fig 1 Top: Breakdown of a bite wound and infection seven days after it was sutured in primary care. Bottom: Resultant scarring 18 months later
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Fig 2 Left: Bite laceration infected with Pasteurella multocida. Right: Haemorrhaging and resolving cellulitis in same patient
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Fig 2 Left: Bite laceration infected with Pasteurella multocida. Right: Haemorrhaging and resolving cellulitis in same patient
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