Fecal incontinence and spinal cord abnormalities in seven dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 227, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Chen, Annie V ^a   Bagley, Rodney S ^a   West, Chadwick L ^a   Gavin, Patrick R ^a   Tucker, Russell L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD CYST; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARAPARESIS; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 30444451923     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.227.1945     Document Type: Article

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