Feline urologic syndrome, feline lower urinary tract disease, feline interstitial cystitis: Whats's in a name?

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 214, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1470-1480

  Osborne, Carl A ^a   Kruger, John M ^b   Lulich, Jody P ^a   Polzin, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; SYNDROME; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0033561924     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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