Evaluation of a questionnaire regarding nonphysical aspects of quality of life in sick and healthy dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1461-1467

  Wojciechowska, Janina I ^a,d   Hewson, Caroline J ^a   Stryhn, Henrik ^a   Guy, Norma C ^a   Patronek, Gary J ^c   Timmons, Vianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE; URBAN AREA; ANIMAL; DOG; EVALUATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 26944476712     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1461     Document Type: Article

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