Quality of life of dogs with skin diseases and their owners. Part 1: Development and validation of a questionnaire

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-343

  Noli, Chiara ^a   Minafò, Giovanni ^a   Galzerano, Mario ^b  

^a Ospedale Veterinario Cuneese   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79960250059     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2010.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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