Can dolphins heal by ultrasound?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-105

  Brensing, Karsten ^a   Linke, Katrin ^a   Todt, Dietmar ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal; Assisted; Dolphin; Therapy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALIA; CORYPHAENIDAE;

EID: 0141927278     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00225-X     Document Type: Article

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