Perceptions and priorities of owners of dogs with heart disease regarding quality versus quantity of life for their pets

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-108

  Oyama, Mark A ^a   Rush, John E ^b   O'Sullivan, M Lynne ^c   Williams, Regan M ^d   Rozanski, Elizabeth A ^b   Petrie, Jean Paul ^e   Sleeper, Meg M ^a   Brown, Dorothy Cimino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Veterinary Emergency Clinic   (Canada)

^e ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 47149100549     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.233.1.104     Document Type: Article

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