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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

This is a member publication of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/103027, first published .
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Incidence, Prevalence, and Risk Factors of Dog Bites in Pediatric Populations: Protocol for a Systematic Review

Incidence, Prevalence, and Risk Factors of Dog Bites in Pediatric Populations: Protocol for a Systematic Review

Nathaniel LaBarre   1 ;   Michael Karo   1 ;   Vidhani Goel   2 ;   Roberto Sagaribay   2 , PhD ;   Vinnesa Narvaez   1 ;   Ami Shah   3, 4 , MD ;   Aditi Singh   5 , MD ;   Fatehali Peera   3, 4 * , MD ;   Kavita Batra   1, 2 * , PhD

1 Department of Medical Education, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States

2 Office of Research, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States

3 Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States

4 Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, United States

5 Department of Internal Medicine, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Kavita Batra, PhD
  • Department of Medical Education, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • 1701 W. Charselton
  • Las Vegas, NV 89102
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 702-823-3751
  • Email: kavita.batra@unlv.edu