The epidemiology of dog walking: an unmet need for human and canine health
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- fitness and-fad
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 175 (11-12), 632-634
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143757.x
Abstract
Photograph: The second author, a dog‐walking advocate, involved in field work and formative research which led to the generation of the research question in this study.Keywords
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