Companion animals and other factors affecting young children's development

Anthrozoos

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 159-168

  Poresky, Robert H ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030329831     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279396787001437     Document Type: Review

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