Feline Idiopathic Lower Urinary Tract Disease. Part I. Clinical Manifestations

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-26

  Kalkstein, Tina S ^a   Kruger, John M ^a   Osborne, Carl A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0040455479     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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