Human/Animal Interaction and Successful Aging

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 283-299

  Baun, Mara M ^a   Johnson, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84884160053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381453-1.10015-7     Document Type: Chapter

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