Overweight or obese cats presented to Australian veterinary practices: Risk factors and prevalence

Australian Veterinary Practitioner

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 98-107

  McGreevy, Paul ^a   Thomson, Peter ^a   Pride, Cass ^a   Fawcett, Anne ^a   Grassi, Tanya ^a   Jones, Bidda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b RSPCA Australia   (Australia)

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EID: 54449102006     PISSN: 0310138X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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