Changes in the behavior of pet owners across generations

Psychological Reports

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 195-202

  Kidd, Aline H ^a,b   Kidd, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0002835624     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.1.195     Document Type: Article

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