Radiation therapy for hemangiosarcoma in a budgerigar

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-44

  Freeman, Kimberly P ^a   Hahn, Kevin A ^a   Adams, William H ^a   Jones, Michael P ^a   Petersen, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Budgerigar; Hemangiosarcoma; Melopsittacus undulatus; Metastasis; Neoplasia; Radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011171823     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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