Assessing repeatability and validity of a visual analogue scale questionnaire for use in assessing pain and lameness in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1634-1643

  Hudson, Jonathan T ^a,b   Slater, Margaret R ^a   Taylor, Lathrop ^a   Scott, H Morgan ^a   Kerwin, Sharon C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 11144308280     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1634     Document Type: Article

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