Health Benefits and Health Cost Savings Due to Pets: Preliminary Estimates from an Australian National Survey

Animal companions and one-year survival of patients after discharge from a coronary care unit.

Erika Friedmann, Aaron Honori Katcher, James J. Lynch et al. · PubMed · 1980 · 698 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Cardiology +16

Beneficial Effects of Pet Ownership on Some Aspects of Human Health and Behaviour

James A. Serpell · Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 1991 · 496 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Health Behavior +13

Pet ownership, social support, and one-year survival after acute myocardial infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST)

Erika Friedmann, Sue A. Thomas · The American Journal of Cardiology · 1995 · 485 citations

Agriculture, Cardiology, Companion Animal Science +10

Pet ownership and risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Warwick P. Anderson, Christopher M. Reid, Garry Jennings · The Medical Journal of Australia · 1992 · 450 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Nutritional Epidemiology +8

Stressful life events and use of physician services among the elderly: The moderating role of pet ownership.

Judith M. Siegel · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1990 · 385 citations

Education, Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine +9