Spatial and temporal clustering of calcium oxalate and magnesium ammonium phosphate uroliths in dogs living in Ontario, Canada between 1998 and 2006

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 144-151

  Wisener, L V ^a   Pearl, D L ^a   Houston, D M ^b   Reid Smith, R J ^a   Moore, A E P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Royal Canin Research Center   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canine; Clusters; Ontario; Spatial; Temporal; Uroliths

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; STRUVITE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; RISK FACTOR; UROLITHIASIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM OXALATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHOSPHATES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY CALCULI; UROLITHIASIS; WATER;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77951108662     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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