Feline Idiopathic Lower Urinary Tract Disease. Part IV. Therapeutic Options

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 497-509

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

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d AMER COLL OF VET INT MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0346409467     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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