Veterinary medicine and the lifeboat test: A perspective on the social relevance of the veterinary profession in the 21st century

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-263

  Leighton, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CANADA; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD SAFETY; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIOTERRORISM; CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842425587     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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