Minerva: March 2002

Less than half of all dog owners in New South Wales actually walk their dogs, and they are generally less likely than non-owners to meet the recommended levels of physical activity sufficient for health benefits. The authors calculate that if half the dog owners increased their dog walking to 150 mi...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2002-03, Vol.324 (Suppl S3), p.20388
Main Authors: Dennis, Martin, Kamalakannan, Desikan, Baskar, Varadarajan, Usher, John, Singh, Baldev M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Cost control
Hospitals
Nosocomial infections
Reflexology
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Summary:Less than half of all dog owners in New South Wales actually walk their dogs, and they are generally less likely than non-owners to meet the recommended levels of physical activity sufficient for health benefits. The authors calculate that if half the dog owners increased their dog walking to 150 minutes a week, the resulting savings in healthcare costs, divided by costs of dog bites, gives a very favourable cost-benefit:bites ratio.
ISSN:1756-1833
0966-6494
1756-1833
1752-069X
DOI:10.1136/sbmj.020388