Beliefs underlying dog owners' health care behaviors: Results from a large, self-selected, internet sample

Anthrozoos

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-185

  Rohlf, Vaness I ^a   Bennett, Pauleen C ^b   Toukhsati, Samia ^a   Coleman, Grahame ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Dog owner relationship; Health behavior; Responsible pet ownership

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; DIET; INTERNET; OWNERSHIP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEY; VACCINATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84859534647     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303712X13316289505341     Document Type: Article

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