Boxer dog cardiomyopathy: An update

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1235-1244

  Meurs, Kathryn M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; CARNITINE; MEXILETINE; SOTALOL;

BREED; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HOLTER MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SCREENING;

ANIMALS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; PEDIGREE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 4444229500     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2004.05.003     Document Type: Review

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