How do we know if they hurt? Pain assessment in small animals

Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 700-709

  Robertson, Sheilah A ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARPROFEN; PETHIDINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0141851909     PISSN: 87507943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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