Euthanasia-related strain and coping strategies in animal shelter employees

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-88

  Baran, Benjamin E ^a   Allen, Joseph A ^a   Rogelberg, Steven G ^a   Spitzmuller, Christiane ^b   DiGiacomo, Natalie A ^c   Webb, Jennifer B ^a   Carter, Nathan T ^d   Clark, Olga L ^e   Teeter, Lisa A ^f   Walker, Alan G ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c Spartanburg Humane Society ^*  (United States)

^d BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^f Development Dimensions International   (United States)

^g AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349085811     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.235.1.83     Document Type: Article

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