The benefits of pet ownership

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 441-442

  Anderson, Warwick P ^a,b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029996492     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122098.x     Document Type: Short Survey

References (5)

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2. McHarg M, Baldock C, Headey BW, Robinson A National People and Pets Survey Sydney Urban Animal Management Coalition, 1994
3. Friedmann E, Thomas SA Pet ownership social support, and one-year survival after myocardial infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) Am J Cardiol 1995, 76 1213-1217
4. Serpell JA Beneficial effects of pet ownership on some aspects of human health J R Soc Med 1991, 84 717-720
5. Headey B, Anderson WP Health cost savings, the impact of pets on Australian health budgets Melbourne Petcare Information and Advisory Service, 1995