Characteristics of free-roaming cats and their caretakers

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 220, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1627-1633

  Centonze, Lisa A ^a   Levy, Julie K ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASTRATION; CAT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CAREGIVERS; CASTRATION; CATS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036597668     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1627     Document Type: Article

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