Health in older cat and dog owners: The Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT)-3 study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 718-724

  Enmarker, Ingela ^a   Hellzén, Ove ^b   Ekker, Knut ^a   Berg, Ann Grethe ^a  

^a NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cat ownership; Dog ownership; gender; health; older people; population study; psychical activity; rural

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CAT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PET ANIMAL; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; DOGS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NORWAY; OWNERSHIP; PETS;

EID: 84870614935     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812465031     Document Type: Article

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