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Social capital and pet ownership – A tale of four cities()

• Pet ownership is significantly associated with higher levels of social capital. • Social capital was associated with pet ownership in the U.S. and Australia. • Results are not confined to dog owners nor dog walkers. • Pets are an under-recognized conduit for building social capital.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wood, Lisa, Martin, Karen, Christian, Hayley, Houghton, Steve, Kawachi, Ichiro, Vallesi, Shannen, McCune, Sandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29349237
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.002