title: Animal-assisted therapy: a nursing intervention.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Carmack
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fila
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D003142:Communication; D004285:Dogs; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D009769:Object Attachment; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control