Chapman S, Morrell S
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
BMJ. 2000;321(7276):1561-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7276.1561.
To assess whether dog bites requiring hospital admission occur more at the full moon.
Review of dates of admission for dog bites to accident and emergency departments, June 1997 to June 1998, compared with dates of the full moon.
All public hospitals in Australia.
Admissions for dog bites.
12 peak clusters of admissions were unrelated to the time of the full moon.
Dog bites are no more frequent on full moons than at any other time of the month. Sceptics rejoice.
评估需要住院治疗的犬咬伤事件在满月时是否更常发生。
回顾1997年6月至1998年6月期间因犬咬伤而入住急诊部门的日期,并与满月日期进行比较。
澳大利亚所有公立医院。
犬咬伤的入院情况。
12个入院高峰集群与满月时间无关。
满月时的犬咬伤事件并不比一个月中的其他时间更频繁。怀疑论者可以松一口气了。