From kids and horses: Equine facilitated psychotherapy for children

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 373-383

  Quiroz Rothe, Eugenio ^a   Jiménez Vega, Beatriz ^a   Mazo Torres, Rafael ^a   Campos Soler, Silvia María ^a   Molina Pazos, Rosa María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ALFONSO X EL SABIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Horses; Psychotheraphy; Theoretical study

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645039189     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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