Risk factors for relinquishment of dogs to an animal shelter

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 572-581

  Patronek, Gary J ^a   Glickman, Lawrence T ^a   Beck, Alan M ^a   McCabe, George P ^b   Ecker, Carol ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Clayview Animal Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DOG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBJECT RELATION; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOGS; HUMANS; INDIANA; INTERVIEWS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TELEPHONE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0030215319     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.1996.209.03.572     Document Type: Article

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