Challenges of pain assessment in domestic animals

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 313-319

  Anil, Sukumarannair S ^a,b   Anil, Leena ^a   Deen, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Souparnika TC 46/32   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; CLASSIFICATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036479611     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.313     Document Type: Article

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