The effects of interacting with fish in aquariums on human health and well-being: A systematic review

Heather Clements; Stephanie Valentin; Nicholas Jenkins; Jean Rankin; Julien S. Baker; Nancy Gee; Donna Snellgrove; Katherine Sloman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0220524

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The effects of interacting with fish in aquariums on human health and well-being: A systematic review

Heather Clements ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: heather.clements@uws.ac.uk (HC); katherine.sloman@uws.ac.uk (KS)

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research, School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-9979

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Stephanie Valentin,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Clinical Exercise and Health Science, School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
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Nicholas Jenkins,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Media, Culture and Society, University of the West of Scotland, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
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Jean Rankin,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom
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Julien S. Baker,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Clinical Exercise and Health Science, School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
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Nancy Gee,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, Department of Psychology, State University of New York, Fredonia, New York, United States of America
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Donna Snellgrove,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Katherine Sloman

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: heather.clements@uws.ac.uk (HC); katherine.sloman@uws.ac.uk (KS)

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research, School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom
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The effects of interacting with fish in aquariums on human health and well-being: A systematic review

Heather Clements,
Stephanie Valentin,
Nicholas Jenkins,
Jean Rankin,
Julien S. Baker,
Nancy Gee,
Donna Snellgrove,
Katherine Sloman

Published: July 29, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220524

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