Relationship between incidence of gastric dilatation-volvulus and biometeorologic events in a population of military working dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-52

  Herbold, John R ^a   Moore, George E ^a   Gosch, Terry L ^a   Bell, B Sue ^a  

^a San Antonio Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH VOLVULUS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GASTRIC DILATATION; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEASONS; STOMACH VOLVULUS; WEATHER;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0036384969     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/AJVR.2002.63.47     Document Type: Article

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