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Companion dog acquisition and mental well-being: a community-based three-arm controlled study

BACKGROUND: Dog ownership is suggested to improve mental well-being, although empirical evidence among community dog owners is limited. This study examined changes in human mental well-being following dog acquisition, including four measures: loneliness, positive and negative affect, and psychologic...

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Autores principales: Powell, Lauren, Edwards, Kate M., McGreevy, Paul, Bauman, Adrian, Podberscek, Anthony, Neilly, Brendon, Sherrington, Catherine, Stamatakis, Emmanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6829935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31684914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7770-5