Mortality of purebred and mixed-breed dogs in Denmark

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 63-74

  Proschowsky, Helle Friis ^a,b   Rugbjerg, Helene ^a,c   Ersbøll, Annette Kjær ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Kennel Club   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dog; Health; Longevity; Mortality; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0037473404     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(03)00010-2     Document Type: Article

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