Coping with lab animal morbidity and mortality: A trainer's role

Lab Animal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 39-42

  Overhulse, Kimberly A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; CAREGIVER; DENIAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GRIEF; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MOURNING; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE; TEACHING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038717344     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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