Relations between companion animals and self-reported health in older women: cause, effect or artifact?
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1070-5503,1532-7558
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1202_8