Who let the dogs in? The use of Drug Sniffer Dogs in mental health settings

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 745-749

  Nash, M ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DOG; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ODOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ODORS; SMELL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 28144440224     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2005.00918.x     Document Type: Note

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