Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja.
Publisher:
Suomalainen Lääkäriseura Duodecim.. Helsinki : Laaeketieteellinen Aikakauskirja Duodecim
Frequency: Semimonthly
Country: Finland
Language: Finnish
Author(s):
Suomalainen lääkäriseura Duodecim.
Start Year:1885 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0012-7183 (Print) 2242-3281 (Electronic) 0012-7183 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 0373207 |
| (DNLM): | D21840000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01777964 |
| Coden: | DUODAG |
| Classification: | W1 DU705Z |
[Dangerous animals]. Contacts between humans and animals inevitably involve encounters possibly resulting in the human being injured. During the period of 2000 to 2014 almost 90 people died in this kind of conflict in Finland. Of these deaths, one third were associated with horses. In addition, over the same period 85 people died in traffic accidents in which an animal was hit by a car. Accidents requiring hospitalization occurred for approx. 8 000 people.
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