Pet companionship and depression: Results from a United States Internet sample

Anthrozoos

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-64

  Tower, Roni Beth ^a   Nokota, Maki ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender; Internet; Marital status; Pet ownership

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33745642927     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279306785593874     Document Type: Review

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