Companion animals and adaptation in chronically III children

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 639-656

  Spence, Linda J ^a   Kaiser, Lana ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036780759     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394502320555395     Document Type: Article

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