Pet ownership-related differences in medical and long-term care costs among community-dwelling older Japanese.

Pet ownership-related differences in medical and long-term care costs among community-dwelling older Japanese.

This study examined the differences in medical and long-term care costs over 18 months between pet owners and non-owners among community-dwelling older Japanese. Pet ownership data were collected from 460 community-dwelling adults age 65 years and older. These data were matched with data from the Na...

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Main Authors: Yu Taniguchi, Yuri Yokoyama, Tomoko Ikeuchi, Seigo Mitsutake, Hiroshi Murayama, Takumi Abe, Satoshi Seino, Hidenori Amano, Mariko Nishi, Yasuhiro Hagiwara, Shoji Shinkai, Akihiko Kitamura, Yoshinori Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277049

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