Family dog ownership and levels of physical activity in childhood: Findings from the child heart and health study in England

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1669-1671

  Owen, Christopher G ^a   Nightingale, Claire M ^a   Rudnicka, Alicja R ^a   Ekelund, Ulf ^b   McMlnn, Alison M ^b   Van Sluijs, Esther M F ^b   Griffin, Simon J ^b   Cook, Derek G ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77956232623     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.188193     Document Type: Article

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