Attitudes of children and adults to dogs in Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-129

  Lakestani, Nelly ^a   Donaldson, Morag L ^b   Verga, Marina ^c   Waran, Natalie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attitude scale; Children; Cross cultural; Dog bite prevention; Dogs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79951868529     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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