Comparison of clinical and pathological diagnoses in dogs

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-10

  Vos, J H ^a   Borst, G H A ^a   Visser, I J R ^a   Soethout, K C J ^b   de Haan, L ^c   Haffmans, F ^d   Hovius, M P J ^e   Goedendorp, P ^f   de Groot, M A M H ^b   van Reine, F H Prud’homme ^g   van Soest, I L M ^f   Willigenburg, A H H S ^h   van Woerden, M A ^b   Ziekman, P G P M ⁱ  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b Veterinary Centre South East Utrecht ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Veterinary Centre Bekenland   (Netherlands)

^d Veterinary Clinic Hattem Wapenveld   (Netherlands)

^e Veterinary Practice De Berkelzoom   (Netherlands)

^f Veterinary Centre De Heikant   (Netherlands)

^g Veterinary Practice Purmerend   (Netherlands)

^h Veterinary Practice Purmerend ^*  (Netherlands)

ⁱ Veterinary Clinic Oisterwijk   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Postmortem examination; Quality monitoring; Veterinary clinical medicine; Veterinary continuing education; Veterinary diagnostic pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 20244363242     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2005.9695181     Document Type: Article

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