Breaking the human-companion animal bond

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 208, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1653-1659

  Houpt, Katherine A ^a   Honig, Sue Utter ^a   Reisner, Ilana R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CATS; DOGS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE;

EID: 0030585065     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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