Facility dog roles, responsibilities, and experiences in pediatric healthcare.
Current research indicates therapeutic benefits associated with facility dog interventions for hospitalized pediatric patients; however, considerably less is known about understanding, structuring, and optimizing these specialized services. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to describe the ro...
| Publicado en: | Children's Health Care Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 26 - 41 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan-Mar2026
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