Post-Operative Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Surgery: A Randomised Study

Valeria Calcaterra; Pierangelo Veggiotti; Clara Palestrini; Valentina De Giorgis; Roberto Raschetti; Massimiliano Tumminelli; Simonetta Mencherini; Francesca Papotti; Catherine Klersy; Riccardo Albertini; Selene Ostuni; Gloria Pelizzo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125813

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Post-Operative Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Surgery: A Randomised Study

Valeria Calcaterra,

Affiliations Department of the Mother and Child Health, Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Pierangelo Veggiotti,

Affiliations Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy, Brain and Behaviour Department, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Clara Palestrini,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Valentina De Giorgis,

Affiliation Brain and Behaviour Department, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Roberto Raschetti,

Affiliation Department of the Mother and Child Health, Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Massimiliano Tumminelli,

Affiliation Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy
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Simonetta Mencherini,

Affiliation Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Francesca Papotti,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie e Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Catherine Klersy,

Affiliation Biometry & Clinical Epidemiology, Scientific Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Riccardo Albertini,

Affiliation Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Selene Ostuni,

Affiliation Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of the Mother and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Gloria Pelizzo

* E-mail: g.pelizzo@smatteo.pv.it

Affiliations Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of the Mother and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Post-Operative Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Surgery: A Randomised Study

Valeria Calcaterra,
Pierangelo Veggiotti,
Clara Palestrini,
Valentina De Giorgis,
Roberto Raschetti,
Massimiliano Tumminelli,
Simonetta Mencherini,
Francesca Papotti,
Catherine Klersy,
Riccardo Albertini

Published: June 3, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125813

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