A cross-sectional study of frequency and factors associated with dog walking in 9-10 year old children in Liverpool, UK

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Westgarth, Carri ^a   Boddy, Lynne M ^b   Stratton, Gareth ^c   German, Alexander J ^a   Gaskell, Rosalind M ^a   Coyne, Karen P ^a   Bundred, Peter ^a   McCune, Sandra ^d   Dawson, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Children; Dog; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBJECT RELATION; PET ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PETS; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 84883637934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-822     Document Type: Article

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