American veterinarians' animal welfare limitations

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Koch, V Wensley ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

animal behavior; animal welfare; psychological well being; quality of life (QoL) parenthetically; veterinary education

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 69649084740     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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