Veterinary cancer registries in companion animal cancer: A review

Veterinary and Comparative Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 133-144

  Bronden L B ^a   Flagstad, A ^a   Kristensen, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cancer; Companion animals; Registry; Review

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 47849108926     PISSN: 14765810     EISSN: 14765829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5829.2007.00126.x     Document Type: Review

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