Current perspectives on canine leptospirosis

In Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 98-102

  Burr, Paul ^a   Lunn, Katharine ^b   Yam, Philippa ^c  

^a BIOBEST LABORATORIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 63149118556     PISSN: 0263841X     EISSN: 20427689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/inpract.31.3.98     Document Type: Article

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