Canadian veterinarians' use of analgesics in cattle, pigs, and horses in 2004 and 2005

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-164

  Hewson, Caroline J ^a   Dohoo, Ian R ^a   Lemke, Kip A ^a   Barkema, Herman W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; HORSE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWINE; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 33947133808     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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