The use of canines in the detection of human cancers

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Gordon, Robert T ^a   Schatz, Carole Beck ^c   Myers, Lawrence J ^b   Kosty, Michael ^a   Gonczy, Constance ^c   Kroener, Joan ^a   Tran, Michael ^a   Kurtzhals, Pamela ^a   Heath, Susan ^a   Koziol, James A ^a   Arthur, Nan ^c   Gabriel, Madeline ^c   Hemping, Judy ^c   Hemping, Gordon ^c   Nesbitt, Sally ^c   Tucker Clark, Lydia ^c   Zaayer, Jennifer ^c  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Scripps Research Institute ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SNIFFING; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL;

EID: 38749131600     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.6408     Document Type: Article

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