Validity of a health-related quality-of-life scale for dogs with signs of pain secondary to cancer

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1354-1358

  Yazbek, Karina V B ^a   Fantoni, Denise T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOG; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 17144413064     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.1354     Document Type: Article

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