Emerging cardiovascular risk research: Impact of pets on cardiovascular risk prevention

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1-8

  Schreiner, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Depression; Human animal interaction; Oxytocin; Pets; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

LISINOPRIL; OXYTOCIN;

AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PET ANIMAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 85007158524     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-016-0489-2     Document Type: Article

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