Development of a questionnaire to assess the impact of atopic dermatitis on health-related quality of life of affected dogs and their owners

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-70

  Favrot, Claude ^a   Linek, Monika ^b   Mueller, Ralf ^c   Zini, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Tierärtzliche Spezialisten   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77949531916     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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