The importance of pets’ visit in recovery of hospitalized children

Objective: To understand the experience of hospitalized childrenwhen visited by animals at hospital. Methods: Descriptive andexploratory research with qualitative approach in a private pediatrichospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Thirteen children aged threeto six years were enrolled. Observa...

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Main Authors: Andreia Maria Heins Vaccari, Fabiane de Amorim Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2007-06-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/419-111-116.original-the.importance.5.2.1.pdf