Patient & staff perceptions of animal-assisted therapy in psychiatric rehabilitation
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Staff members' perceptions of an animal-assisted activity.
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عنوان ژورنال: BJPsych Open
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2056-4724
DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2021.578