Animal-Assisted Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease

Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 362-368

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

^a STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 22044448971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03002-1.50027-6     Document Type: Chapter

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