Equine-assisted therapy and its impact on cortisol levels of children and horses: A pilot study and meta-analysis

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 874-894

  Yorke, Jan ^a   Nugent, William ^b   Strand, Elizabeth ^b,c   Bolen, Rebecca ^b   New, John ^c   Davis, Cindy ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

animal assisted therapy; biobehavioural human animal interaction; social work intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879534999     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2012.693486     Document Type: Article

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