The Animal–Human Bond: Health and Wellness

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Foundations and Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Interventions, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 73-88

  Friedmann, Erika ^a   Son, Heesook ^b   Saleem, Mudasir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Animal assisted activities; Animal assisted therapy; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Hypothalamic adrenal pituitary axis; Quality of life; Sympatho adrenal medulla

Indexed keywords

EID: 85086178735     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801292-5.00007-9     Document Type: Chapter

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