Human–Animal Interaction and Successful Aging

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 287-302

  Baun, Mara ^a   Johnson, Rebecca ^b   McCabe, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 85147060714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012369484-3/50021-9     Document Type: Chapter

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