Social and environmental predictors for dog bites in Wales: A retrospective study
These findings suggest that public health campaigns aimed at awareness surrounding the higher risk of dog bites in socially deprived areas, on warmer days, school holidays, on weekends and during the summer may help to reduce the burden of dog bites in Wales.
Authors
- LeShawndra N. Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-8605)
- Robert J. Duncan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6900-0322)
- Nick Wilson‐Jones
Institutions
- Swansea Bay University Health Board (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.11.059
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00