Pet Ownership and the Risk of Dying from Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults Without Major Chronic Medical Conditions

High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 245-253

  Ogechi, Imala ^a   Snook, Kassandra ^a   Davis, Bionca M ^a,b   Hansen, Andrew R ^a   Liu, Fengqi ^c   Zhang, Jian ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Follow up studies; Mortality; NHANES; Pet ownership

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DOG; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY RATE; MORTALITY RISK; OBESITY; PET ANIMAL; PET OWNERSHIP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; PERSONALITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PETS; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84987620692     PISSN: 11209879     EISSN: 11791985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40292-016-0156-1     Document Type: Article

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