"Animal Assisted Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of live animal as a means of therapy
| Descriptor ID |
D056447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.063.500.083 E02.779.124 F04.754.017
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| Concept/Terms |
Animal Assisted Therapy- Animal Assisted Therapy
- Animal Assisted Therapies
- Assisted Therapies, Animal
- Assisted Therapy, Animal
- Therapies, Animal Assisted
- Therapy, Animal Assisted
- Animal Facilitated Therapy
- Animal Facilitated Therapies
- Facilitated Therapies, Animal
- Facilitated Therapy, Animal
- Therapies, Animal Facilitated
- Therapy, Animal Facilitated
Pet Therapy- Pet Therapy
- Pet Therapies
- Therapies, Pet
- Therapy, Pet
- Pet Facilitated Therapy
- Facilitated Therapies, Pet
- Facilitated Therapy, Pet
- Pet Facilitated Therapies
- Therapies, Pet Facilitated
- Therapy, Pet Facilitated
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animal Assisted Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Animal-Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Palliative Care. Nurs Clin North Am. 2016 09; 51(3):381-95.
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Animals in healthcare facilities: recommendations to minimize potential risks. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 May; 36(5):495-516.
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Canine-assisted therapy in military medicine. Perspectives: commander's introduction. US Army Med Dep J. 2012 Apr-Jun; 1-4.