A study of animal companionship in a day hospice

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 336-338

  Phear, David N ^a,b  

^a Macmillan Runcie Day Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b Beech Hyde   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animals; Companion (non MeSH); Day care; Hospices

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAY CARE; DOG; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0029970751     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921639601000410     Document Type: Article

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