Gender, age and breed pattern of diagnoses for veterinary care in insured dogs in Sweden during 1996

Veterinary Record

Volumn 146, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 551-557

  Egenvall, A ^a   Bonnett, B N ^a   Olson, P ^a   Hedhammar, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INSURANCE; MALE; PEDIGREE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PEDIGREE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0034611858     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.146.19.551     Document Type: Article

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