Reliability and validity of a visual analogue scale used by owners to measure chronic pain attributable to osteoarthritis in their dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 601-607

  Hielm Björkman, Anna K ^a   Kapatkin, Amy S ^b   Rita, Hannu J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DOG DISEASE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACE VALIDITY; FEMALE; HELSINSKIN CHRONIC PAIN INDEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARBAZOLES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79955767383     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.5.601     Document Type: Article

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