Behavioral effects of the presence of a dog in a classroom

Anthrozoos

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-159

  Kotrschal, Kurt ^a   Ortbauer, Brita ^b  

^a Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle E   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aggression; Animal assisted therapy; Behavior; Child development; Children; Human animal interaction; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0742271561     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279303786992170     Document Type: Article

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