Epidemiologic study of risk factors for lower urinary tract diseases in cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 218, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1429-1435

  Lekcharoensuk, Chalermpol ^a   Osborne, Carl A ^a   Lulich, Jody P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASTRATION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CASTRATION; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0035349815     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.1429     Document Type: Article

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