Detection of clinically relevant pain relief in cats with degenerative joint disease associated pain

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 346-350

  Gruen, M E ^a   Griffith, E ^a   Thomson, A ^a   Simpson, W ^b   Lascelles, B D X ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Morrisville Cat Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Client specific outcome measures; Degenerative joint disease; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; CAT; CAT DISEASES; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84897604347     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12312     Document Type: Article

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