Companion Animal Behavior Program
HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND
as related to
veterinary education
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DATABASES
| CAB | Cinahl |
| LexisNexis | PsycInfo |
| Social Services Abstracts | Sociological Abstracts |
| Web of Science | |
Citations and abstracts to the international agricultural literature, including veterinary medicine, human and animal nutrition, rural development, as well as other related topics such as tourism and human ecology. Covers journals, books and conference proceedings, including records from less well-known publications, including foreign language journals, independent publishers, and learned societies.
suggested search terms:
animal assisted therapy; animal behavior; human animal bond; human animal interactions; pets and companion animals; veterinary education; veterinary practice
References and abstracts on nursing, biomedical, allied health and consumer health literature. Also includes health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters, as well as Evidence-Based care sheets. Full text is provided for hundreds of journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials.
suggested search terms:
hippotherapy; horseback riding; human pet bonding; pet therapy; physical therapy; recreational therapy
LexisNexis
UCD link to LexisNexis
Large web-based full-text databases for current news, business and legal information, supporting a broad range of interdisciplinary research, LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 individual titles. Includes a wide range of U.S. and foreign newspapers, plus transcripts of television and radio news programs. Business resources include business articles, accounting literature, company financial information. Legal resources include state and federal laws and regulations, a full range of case law, and law review articles.
suggested search terms:
"animal assisted therapy"; "human animal bond"; veterinary curriculum; veterinary education legislation
PsycINFO is a department of the American Psychological Association (APA). It provides citations to articles in professional journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, dissertations and even important internet sites in psychology and related disciplines, most with abstracts and some citations.
suggested search terms:
animal assisted therapy; animal welfare; interspecies interaction; veterinarians
Social Services Abstracts
UCD link to Social Services Abstracts
Covers current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Abstracts and indexes over 1,600 serials; covers journal articles, dissertations, and book reviews
suggested search terms:
animal human relations; veterinary or veterinarians
Sociological Abstracts
UCD link to Sociological Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts Database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.
suggested search terms:
animal assist*; animal human relations; euthanasia; pets; professional ethics
Web of Science
UCD link to Web of Science
Provides access to the three ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) Citation Databases: Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
The Web of Science (WOS) database is enormous, covering multiple disciplines. The indexing is less sophisticated than other databases but searching by keywords ("topic") and combining ("and") search results will identify relevant and authoritative citations.
WOS is unique with its Cited Reference Search, which identifies articles that cite a particular publication. This feature allows the user to essentially track citations forward, retrieving current publications that cite research from the past.
suggested search terms:
animal assistance; animal assisted therapy; human animal bond; human animal interactions; veterinary education; veterinary curriculum; veterinary family practice
Human-animal bond as related to veterinary education
6/24/08
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