Evaluation of clinical signs and causes of lower urinary tract disease in European cats

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 571-577

  Gerber, B ^a   Boretti, F S ^a   Kley, S ^a   Laluha, P ^a   Muller C ^a   Sieber, N ^a   Unterer, S ^a   Wenger, M ^a   Fluckiger M ^a   Glaus, T ^a   Reusch, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 28944442479     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2005.tb00288.x     Document Type: Article

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