Animal-assisted therapy

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 69-76

  Stanley Hermanns, Melinda ^a   Miller, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b Trinity Mother Frances Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; CAT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RABBIT; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CATS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOGS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; RABBITS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 0036779704     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200210000-00028     Document Type: Article

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