Canine urolithiasis: A look at over 16 000 urolith submission to the Canadian Veterinary Urolith Centre from February 1998 to April 2003

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-230

  Houston, Doreen M ^a   Moore, Andrew E P ^b   Favrin, Michael G ^b   Hoff, Brent ^b  

^a Veterinary Medical Diets   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CYSTINE; OXALIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE; STRUVITE; URATE; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CARE; BREEDING LINE; CANADA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STONE DISSOLUTION; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; UROLITHIASIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; DIET; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; PHOSPHATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URIC ACID; URINARY CALCULI;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 1842425616     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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