Acupuncture treatment for feline multifocal intervertebral disc disease

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 706-710

  Choi, Keum Hwa ^a   Hill, Sara A ^b  

^a College of Veterinary Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MINNESOTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FELIDAE;

EID: 67650654405     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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