'I'm just a'-walking the dog' correlates of regular dog walking

Family and Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-52

  Christian, Hayley ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^a   Knuiman, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Dog; Environment; Social support; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PET ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; WALKING;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PETS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 73849120745     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181c4e208     Document Type: Article

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