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Abstract
Animals that have been trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the animal must be directly related to the person's disability. Emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals are not considered service animals under the Americans With Disabilities Act.(www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html, accessed 3/31/2020)
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- Assistance Animals
- Assistance Animal
- Service Animal
- Alert Dogs
- Assistance Dogs
- Guide Dogs
- Hearing Dogs
- Seeing Eye Dogs
- Service Dogs
- Alert Dog
- Assistance Dog
- Dog, Alert
- Dog, Assistance
- Dog, Guide
- Dog, Hearing
- Dog, Seeing Eye
- Dog, Service
- Dogs, Alert
- Dogs, Assistance
- Dogs, Guide
- Dogs, Hearing
- Dogs, Seeing Eye
- Dogs, Service
- Guide Dog
- Hearing Dog
- Seeing Eye Dog
- Service Dog
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, economics, embryology, genetics, growth & development, history, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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2021
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- Dogs (1966-2020)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Service Animals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000081822. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000081822
- Service Animals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_animal
- Service Animals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2827808