Development of a questionnaire assessing health-related quality-of-life in dogs and cats with cancer

Veterinary and Comparative Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 172-182

  Lynch, S ^a   Savary Bataille, K ^b   Leeuw, B ^b   Argyle, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Oncology; Radiation therapy; Small animal; Supportive care; Surgical oncology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PET ANIMAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PETS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 80051750421     PISSN: 14765810     EISSN: 14765829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5829.2010.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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