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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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