Companion cats and the social support systems of men with aids

Psychological Reports

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 177-187

  Castelli, Paolo ^a   Hart, Lynette A ^b   Zasloff, R Lee ^b  

^a Bracco SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CATS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0035431961     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.1.177     Document Type: Article

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