Upper Airway Obstruction in Cats: Diagnosis and Treatment

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 897-907

  Griffon, Dominique J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Europ Coll of Veterinary Surgeons   (United States)

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