Questionnaire on animal-assisted therapy (AAT): The expectation for AAT as a day-care program for Japanese schizophrenic patients

Kazuhiko Iwahashi Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Environmental Health, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan

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Chikako Waga Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Environmental Health, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan

Mitsuaki Ohta School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan

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