The association between dog walking, physical activity and owner's perceptions of safety: cross-sectional evidence from the US and Australia

• Glavni autori: Hayley Christian (Autor), Lisa Wood (Autor), Andrea Nathan (Autor), Ichiro Kawachi (Autor), Stephen Houghton (Autor), Karen Martin (Autor), Sandra McCune (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background We examined the relationship between dog walking and physical activity within and between four US cities and Australia and investigated if dog walking is associated with higher perceived safety in US and Australian cities. Methods Dog owners (n = 1113) in the Pet Connections Stud...