Acceptance of dog guides and daily stress levels of dog guide users and nonusers

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 295-304

  Matsunaka, Kumiko ^a   Koda, Naoko ^b,c  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY OF WELFARE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

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EID: 44649125428     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0810200505     Document Type: Review

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