The Diagnosis of Feline Heartworm Infection

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 185-187

  Atkins, Clarke ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FILARIASIS; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIASIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0033125281     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/15473317-35-3-185     Document Type: Article

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