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Letter Report on Review of Department of Veterans Affairs Monograph on Potential Therapeutic Effects of Service and Emotional Support Dogs on Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (2021) / Chapter Skim
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Attachment A: Statement of Task
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... , the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will appoint an ad hoc committee to conduct a review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Monograph on Potential Therapeutic Effects of Service and Emotional Support Dogs on Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The committee will prepare a consensus report that critiques the draft monograph and addresses the following questions:  Are the research design and methods well documented, scientifically rigorous, and reasonable approaches to answer the research questions?
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