Is Dog Ownership Associated with Mental Health? A Population Study of 68,362 Adults Living in England.
The association between dog ownership and mental health remains unclear. The primary aim of this study was to investigate this association, while the secondary aim was to examine possible interactions between dog ownership and marital status in relation to mental health. A population sample of 68,36...
| Publicado en: | Anthrozoös Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 729 - 740 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2019
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