Reliability and discriminatory testing of a client-based metrology instrument, feline musculoskeletal pain index (FMPI) for the evaluation of degenerative joint disease-associated pain in cats

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 368-373

  Benito, J ^a   DePuy, V ^b   Hardie, E ^a   Zamprogno, H ^a   Thomson, A ^a   Simpson, W ^c   Roe, S ^a   Hansen, B ^a   Lascelles, B D X ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bowden Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^c Morrisville Cat Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Degenerative joint disease; Feline; Pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FELINE MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN INDEX; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

FELIDAE;

EID: 84879414773     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.12.015     Document Type: Article

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