Results of a web-based health survey of retired racing greyhounds

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1243-1250

  Lord, Linda K ^a   Yaissle, Jill E ^a   Marin, Liliana ^a   Couto, C Guillermo ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Disease prevalence; Dog; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; INTERNET; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INTERNET; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 37349081282     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/07-063.1     Document Type: Article

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