Importance of companion animals in children's lives - Implications for veterinary practice

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 211, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1512-1518

  Melson, Gail F ^a   Schwarz, Rona L ^a   Beck, Alan M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0031573632     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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