Dog ownership, health and physical activity: A critical review of the literature

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 261-272

  Cutt, Hayley ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^a   Knuiman, Matthew ^a   Burke, Valerie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dog; Environment; Neighborhood; Physical activity; Policy; Walking

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; WALKING;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DOG; DOG BITE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORY; WALKING; ZOONOSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33750999332     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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