A new approach to pleural effusion in cats: markers for distinguishing transudates from exudates

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 847-855

  Zoia, Andrea ^a   Slater, Linda A ^b   Heller, Jane ^c   Connolly, David J ^b   Church, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; EXUDATE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COMORBIDITY; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; GREAT BRITAIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 70349316312     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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