Animal-assisted therapy and the severely disabled child: A quantitative study

Journal of Rehabilitation

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 48-54

  Heimlich, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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