Acquired urinary incontinence in bitches: Its incidence and relationship to neutering practices

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 559-566

  Thrusfield, M V ^a   Holt, P E ^b   Muirhead, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0032246926     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03709.x     Document Type: Article

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