Relational dimensions of dog ownership

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 947-950

  Walton, John R ^a   McConocha, Diane M ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039409455     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3.947     Document Type: Article

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