A focus group study of veterinarians' and pet owners' perceptions of the monetary aspects of veterinary care

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1510-1518

  Coe, Jason B ^a   Adams, Cindy L ^a,b   Bonnett, Brenda N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; OWNERSHIP; PERCEPTION; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 37349006155     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.10.1510     Document Type: Article

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