Pets go to college: The influence of pets on students' perceptions of faculty and their offices

Anthrozoos

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 161-168

  Wells, Meredith ^a   Perrine, Rose ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035567597     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279301786999472     Document Type: Article

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