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The primary objective of this review is to synthesize the existing literature on the use of animal-assisted therapy and activity (AAT/A) as complementary treatment among people living with chronic disease and to discuss the possible application of this practice among children living with HIV. Releva...

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Main Authors: Reiley Reed, Lilian Ferrer, Natalia Villegas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-06-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692012000300025