The Future of Research, Education, and Clinical Practice in the Animal–Human Bond and Animal-Assisted Therapy: Part B: Human–Animal Interactions and Health: Best Evidence and Where We Go from Here

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 499-512

  Wilson, Cindy C ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012369484-3/50030-X     Document Type: Chapter

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