The use of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool for detection of feline heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infections

Feline Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 6-9

  Venco, L ^a   Calzolari, D ^a   Mazzocchi, D ^a   Morini, S ^a   Genchi, C ^b  

^a Città di Pavia Veterinary Hospital   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

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