Aspects of health, physical/leisure activities, work and socio-demographics associated with pet ownership in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-63

  Müllersdorf, Maria ^a   Granström, Fredrik ^b   Sahlqvist, Lotta ^b   Tillgren, Per ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Sormland County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; health; health survey; leisure activities; pet ownership; physical activities; Sense of Coherence Scale 13

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; WORK;

EID: 76249118481     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809344358     Document Type: Article

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