Animal-assisted therapy: Using animals to promote healing

Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 54-58

  Ernst, Lorraine S ^a  

^a Barnabas Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ARTICLE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866985891     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000418610.30948.68     Document Type: Article

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