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To the Editor.—Two points from the article on dog bites by Mr Weiss and colleagues¹ deserve emphasis and further explanation. The authors indicate that the "[i]ncidence rates [for dog bites] were significantly higher among children aged 0 to 9 years, especially . . . boys" and that "[a]mong children aged 0 to 9 years, 73% of the injuries with attributed injury site were to the face, head, and neck, while all other ages had only 30% of the injuries occur to the face, head, and neck."

I have practiced pediatric psychiatry for 30 years and have evaluated young children following dog attacks. Many of these children unnecessarily experience prolonged emotional distress in silence. Some reasons for this are that the child does not want to upset the parent; the parent exhibits emotion (anxiety, guilt) that the child observes whenever the attack is mentioned; and for boys, in particular, speaking . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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