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Living with the animals: animal or robotic companions for the elderly in smart homes?
- Correspondence to Dr Dirk Preuß, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin, Glückstraße 10, Erlangen D-91054, Germany; dirk.preuss{at}tiho-hannover.de
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Living with the animals: animal or robotic companions for the elderly in smart homes?
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- Received April 7, 2016
- Revised July 2, 2016
- Accepted November 3, 2016
- First published November 22, 2016.
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May 26, 2017
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