title: Fur therapy: a home visitation program for children.
abstract: Dogs and kids--it's a natural match. One home care agency has started a "fur therapy" home visitation program that helps keep children with special needs at home as they receive the painful and potentially frightening treatment.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Struk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brady
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004285:Dogs; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D002666:Psychology, Child