Is quality of life a useful concept for companion animals?

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 55-65

  Taylor, K D ^a   Mills, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Assessment; Behaviour; Companion animal; Human health related quality of life; Quaity of life

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REST; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEMPERAMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250192954     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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