The role of veterinary epidemiology in the study of free-roaming dogs and cats

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 273-286

  Slater, Margaret R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Companion animal epidemiology; Dog; Feral; Free roaming; Public health; Rabies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MOVEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0035967259     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(00)00201-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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