Measuring attention deficit and activity in dogs: A new application and validation of a human ADHD questionnaire

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 105-117

  Vas, Judit ^a   Topál, József ^b   Péch, Éva ^a   Miklósi, Ádám ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b MTA ELTE COMPARATIVE ETHOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Activity; ADHD; Dog; Questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MODEL VALIDATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33846576263     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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