Living with companion animals, physical activity and mortality in a U.S. national cohort

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2452-2459

  Gillum, Richard F ^a   Obisesan, Thomas O ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic animals; Mortality; Physical activity; Survival

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 77954801629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7062452     Document Type: Article

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