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Qualitative Research Reports

Interaction during equine-facilitated rehabilitation from the rehabilitees’ perspective - A phenomenological study

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Pages 999-1010 | Received 19 Dec 2021, Accepted 19 Nov 2022, Published online: 27 Nov 2022

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