Perceptions of veterinary clinics and pest control companies regarding tick-related problems in dogs residing in Texas cities

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 360-365

  Dykstra, Elizabeth A ^a   Slater, Margaret R ^b   Teel, Pete D ^a   Russell Jr , Leon H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH; INFESTATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSECT CONTROL; SEASON; STATISTICS; TICK BORNE DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; SEASONS; TEXAS; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; URBAN HEALTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0031067739     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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