Current Status of Animal-Assisted Interventions in Scientific Literature: A Critical Comment on Their Internal Validity
Many meta-analyses and systematic reviews have tried to assess the efficacy of animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), reaching inconsistent conclusions. The present work posits a critical exploration of the current literature, using some recent meta-analyses to exemplify the presence of unattended th...
Main Author: | Javier López-Cepero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/985 |
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