A friendly dog as potential moderator of cardiovascular response to speech in older hypertensives

Anthrozoos

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-63

  Friedmann, Erika ^a   Thomas, Sue A ^a   Cook, Linda K ^a   Tsai, Chia Chun ^a   Picot, Sandra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular reactivity; Companion animals; Elderly; Hypertension; Older adults; Pets; Speech; Stress response; Talk

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34250160534     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279307780216605     Document Type: Review

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