Evaluation of methods of platelet counting in the cat

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 326-332

  Tasker, S ^a,c   Cripps, P J ^b   Mackin, A J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANIMALS; CATS; PLATELET COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035406067     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb02467.x     Document Type: Article

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