Animal-assisted Stress Reduction Programs in Higher Education

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2017, Pages 379-389

  Haggerty, Julie M ^a   Mueller, Megan Kiely ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal visitation; Animal assisted activities; Animal assisted interventions; Animal assisted stress relief programs; Human animal interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012935240     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-017-9392-0     Document Type: Article

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