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Improving Healthcare Professionals’ Well-Being Through the Use of Therapy Dogs

Melanie J. NortonCushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Melissa C. FunaroCushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Rahil RojianiSchool of Medicine (Student), Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Pages 203-209 | Received 03 Apr 2018, Published online: 17 Jul 2018

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