Guidelines for the identification, evaluation, and management of systemic hypertension in dogs and cats

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 542-558

  Brown, S ^a   Atkins, C ^b   Bagley, R ^c   Carr, A ^d   Cowgill, L ^e   Davidson, M ^b   Egner, B ^f   Elliott, J ^g   Henik, R ^h   Labato, M ⁱ   Littman, M ^j   Polzin, D ^k   Ross, L ⁱ   Snyder, P ^l   Stepien, R ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

ⁱ TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HYPERTENSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34249341125     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[542:GFTIEA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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