Feline heartworm disease: a clinical review

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-144

  Litster, Annette L ^a   Atwell, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; INSECT VECTORS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE; FILARIA;

EID: 41949104731     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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