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Journal of Hospital Librarianship Volume 17, 2017 - Issue 1
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Dogs on Call in a Patient Library

Dana LaddCommunity Health Education Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sandra BarkerCenter for Human Animal Interaction, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Pages 22-29 | Received 29 Sep 2016, Accepted 19 Oct 2016, Published online: 03 Feb 2017
 
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ABSTRACT

Studies show the many positive medical effects of therapy dog interactions with patients. The Community Health Education Center, a library for patients and their family members located in a large medical center collaborated with the Dogs on Call, a hospital-based therapy dog program to provide a stress relief program for patients and staff using therapy dogs.

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