Welfare Considerations in Therapy and Assistance Animals

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 481-503

  Serpell, J A ^a   Coppinger, R ^b   Fine, A H ^c   Peralta, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 84857371223     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381453-1.10023-6     Document Type: Chapter

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