Research ArticleSpecial Communication
Pets' Impact on Your Patients' Health: Leveraging Benefits and Mitigating Risk
Kate Hodgson, Luisa Barton, Marcia Darling, Viola Antao, Florence A. Kim and Alan Monavvari
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine July 2015, 28 (4) 526-534; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.140254
Kate Hodgson
From Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine (KH), and the Department of Family and Community Medicine (VA, FAK, AM), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Nurse Practitioner Prorgam, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (LB); and Independent Consultant (MD).
DVM, MHSc, CCMEPLuisa Barton
From Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine (KH), and the Department of Family and Community Medicine (VA, FAK, AM), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Nurse Practitioner Prorgam, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (LB); and Independent Consultant (MD).
NP-PHC, DNPMarcia Darling
From Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine (KH), and the Department of Family and Community Medicine (VA, FAK, AM), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Nurse Practitioner Prorgam, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (LB); and Independent Consultant (MD).
Hon. BScViola Antao
From Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine (KH), and the Department of Family and Community Medicine (VA, FAK, AM), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Nurse Practitioner Prorgam, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (LB); and Independent Consultant (MD).
MD, CCFP, MHScFlorence A. Kim
From Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine (KH), and the Department of Family and Community Medicine (VA, FAK, AM), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Nurse Practitioner Prorgam, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (LB); and Independent Consultant (MD).
MD, CCFPAlan Monavvari
From Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine (KH), and the Department of Family and Community Medicine (VA, FAK, AM), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Nurse Practitioner Prorgam, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (LB); and Independent Consultant (MD).
MD, MHSc, CCFP, CHE, CPHQ
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Kate Hodgson, Luisa Barton, Marcia Darling, Viola Antao, Florence A. Kim, Alan Monavvari
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jul 2015, 28 (4) 526-534; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.140254
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