title: Beware of the dog.
abstract: An anomaly in the Dangerous Dogs Act means that nurses who visit people in their own homes have little redress if they are bitten.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whyte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology