Evaluation of body condition and weight loss in dogs presented to a veterinary oncology service

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 692-695

  Michel, Kathryn E ^a   Sorenmo, Karin ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition scores; Cancer; Muscle wasting

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CACHEXIA; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EVALUATION; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; ONCOLOGY; PALPATION; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CACHEXIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOPLASMS; PREDNISONE; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 6444236332     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<692:EOBCAW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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