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Dog ownership supports the maintenance of physical activity during poor weather in older English adults: cross-sectional results from the EPIC Norfolk cohort

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  • Yu-Tzu Wu Department of Population Health and Primary Care, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Robert Luben Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Andy Jones Department of Population Health and Primary Care, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Yu-Tzu Wu, REACH: The Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health, Department of Psychology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Washington Singer Building, Perry Road, Exeter EX4 4QG, UK; y.wu3{at}exeter.ac.uk
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Wu Y, Luben R, Jones A
Dog ownership supports the maintenance of physical activity during poor weather in older English adults: cross-sectional results from the EPIC Norfolk cohort
J Epidemiol Community Health 2017;71:905-911.

Publication history

  • Received January 23, 2017
  • Revised March 20, 2017
  • Accepted May 12, 2017
  • First published July 24, 2017.
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August 16, 2017

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