Use of Kaplan-Meier and Cox regressions in the distribution of length of stay in animal shelters for pre-specified calendar periods: Definition, computation, and examples of dog length of stay in orange county California

Michael Loizos Mavrovouniotis

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0342102

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Use of Kaplan-Meier and Cox regressions in the distribution of length of stay in animal shelters for pre-specified calendar periods: Definition, computation, and examples of dog length of stay in orange county California

Michael Loizos Mavrovouniotis

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mlmavro@yahoo.com

Affiliation Social Compassion and SCIL, Laguna Beach, California, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9896-2761

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Use of Kaplan-Meier and Cox regressions in the distribution of length of stay in animal shelters for pre-specified calendar periods: Definition, computation, and examples of dog length of stay in orange county California

Michael Loizos Mavrovouniotis

Published: January 30, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342102

About the Authors

Michael Loizos Mavrovouniotis

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mlmavro@yahoo.com

Affiliation Social Compassion and SCIL, Laguna Beach, California, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9896-2761

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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