About Cats and Dogs ... Reconsidering the Relationship Between Pet Ownership and Health Related Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Elderly

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 373-388

  Rijken, Mieke ^a   van Beek, Sandra ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health services use; Loneliness; Mental health; Pets; Physical exercise; Self reported health

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

NETHERLANDS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79957944998     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9690-8     Document Type: Article

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