Effects of pets versus people visits with nursing home residents

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 137-159

  Lutwack Bloom, Patricia ^a   Wijewickrama, Rohan ^a,b   Smith, Betsy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Depression; Elderly; Mood states; Pet facilitated therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444441666     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v44n03_09     Document Type: Article

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