Relation between pet ownership and heart rate variability in patients with healed myocardial infarcts.
Friedmann
Erika
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Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11210-2889, USA. erikaf@brooklyn.cuny.edu <erikaf@brooklyn.cuny.edu>
Thomas
Sue A
SA
Stein
Phyllis K
PK
Kleiger
Robert E
RE
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000523:psychology*; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology