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Effects of dog-assisted therapy in adults with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Dog-assisted therapy (DAT) is a non-pharmacological intervention based on the interaction between patients and dogs, which has been proposed to help adults with dementia. However, evidence to support it is lacking. Thus, we aim to evaluate the effects of DAT on this population and to ass...

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Autores principales: Zafra-Tanaka, Jessica Hanae, Pacheco-Barrios, Kevin, Tellez, Walter Andree, Taype-Rondan, Alvaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6345014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30678665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-2009-z