Is dog ownership or dog walking associated with weight status in children and their parents?

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-63

  Timperio, Anna ^a   Salmon, Jo ^a   Chu, Binh ^a   Andrianopoulos, Nick ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dog ownership; Dog walking; Family; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOG; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; WALKING;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; WALKING;

EID: 42449149230     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he08060     Document Type: Article

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