Update on hemoplasmosis

Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 605-610

  Tasker, Séverine ^a   Lappin, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 34248678092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-72-160423-4/50066-4     Document Type: Chapter

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