Animal-assisted therapy in cardiovascular disease

Seminars in Integrative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 131-134

  Wolff, Andrew I ^a   Frishman, William H ^a  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL USE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART INFARCTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 19644369024     PISSN: 15431150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sigm.2005.01.004     Document Type: Review

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