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Abstract
It has become clear that psychosocial factors play an integral role in health, particularly in influencing the progression and severity of disease. Scientists have begun to identify these factors in order to uncover methods to control them and so affect the course of an illness. Some of these studies have led to the hypothesis that the presence of an animal companion is one such psychosocial factor.