Animal-assisted activity at A. Meyer children's hospital: A pilot study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-383

  Caprilli, Simona ^a   Messeri, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal assisted activity; Children; Children's hospital; Pet therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PET THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 33748166064     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel029     Document Type: Article

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