Welfare Considerations in Therapy and Assistance Animals

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 453-474

  Serpell, James A ^a   Coppinger, Raymond ^b   Fine, Aubrey H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c California State Polytech Univ   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012369484-3/50027-X     Document Type: Chapter

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