Impact of pet ownership on elderly Australians' use of medical services: An analysis using Medicare data

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 376-377

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Jacomb, Patricia A ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a   Henderson, Scott ^a   Korten, Ailsa E ^a   Rodgers, Bryan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031002986     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123170.x     Document Type: Article

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