Factors associated with client, staff, and student satisfaction regarding small animal euthanasia procedures at a veterinary teaching hospital

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 224, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1774-1779

  Martin, François ^a   Ruby, Kathleen L ^a   Deking, Tiffany M ^a   Taunton, Anne E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; STUDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; VETERINARIANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2542535368     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.224.1774     Document Type: Review

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