Forty-Five Cases of Feline Heartworm in Australia (1990-1998)

Australian Veterinary Practitioner

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-16

  Evans, E A ^a   Litster, A L ^a,b   Gunew, M N M ^a,b   Menrath, V H ^a,b  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b Creek Road Cat Surgery ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 0347699449     PISSN: 0310138X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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