The prevalence of cardiomyopathy in the Irish wolfhound: A clinical study of 500 dogs

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-132

  Vollmar, Andrea C ^a  

^a Small Anim Vet Hospital of Wissen   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERMANY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERMANY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034151466     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/15473317-36-2-125     Document Type: Article

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