Correlations between acute radiation scores and pain scores in canine radiation patients with cancer of the forelimb

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-362

  Carsten, Ronald E ^a   Hellyer, Peter W ^a   Bachand, Annette M ^a   LaRue, Susan M ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute radiation scores; Cancer; Pain; Pain assessment; Radiation; Skin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 44949250969     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2008.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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