Attitudes of Finnish veterinarians about programs to control canine genetic diseases

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-257

  Leppänen, Minna ^a   Paloheimo, Annukka ^b   Saloniemi, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b 15 Old Farmhouse Drive ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog; Finland; Genetic disease; Health programs; Questionnaires; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0344026272     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(98)00134-2     Document Type: Article

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