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Abstract

Background

Healthcare professionals are keen to find alternative therapies to reduce the stress of hospital admissions, especially in the treatment of cancer. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) involves using animals to help improve patients' health and well-being, and can alleviate stressful situations.

Details

Title
Assisted therapy with dogs in cancer services
First page
17
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Jun 2017
Publisher
RCNi
ISSN
20462336
e-ISSN
20462344
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.29.5.17.s21
ProQuest document ID
1953975613
Copyright
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