Pet ownership, type of pet and socio-emotional development of school children

Anthrozoos

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 211-217

  Vidović, Vlasta Vizek ^a,b   Štetić, Vesna Vlahović ^a   Bratko, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

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[No Author keywords available]

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CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0033261473     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279399787000129     Document Type: Article

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