Effects of gender and parental status on knowledge and attitudes of dog owners regarding dog aggression toward children

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 233, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1412-1419

  Reisner, Ilana R ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 56649087925     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.233.9.1412     Document Type: Article

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