The Role Animals Play in Enhancing Quality of Life for the Elderly

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 237-251

  Baun, Mara M ^a   McCabe, Barbara W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84882489825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012369484-3/50014-1     Document Type: Chapter

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