Quality of life means welfare: How is it related to other concepts and assessed?

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 45-53

  Boom, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Euthanasia; Feelings; Health; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL USE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; ETHICS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250220017     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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