Irradiation of brain tumors in dogs with neurologic disease

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 849-854

  Bley, Carla Rohrer ^a   Sumova, Andrea ^a   Roos, Malgorzata ^a   Kaser Hotz, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Canine; Intracranial neoplasia; Radiotherapy; Volume

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 28444464794     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19[849:IOBTID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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