An epidemiological study of environmental factors associated with canine obesity

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 362-367

  Courcier, E A ^a   Thomson, R M ^b   Mellor, D J ^a   Yam, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; INCOME; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; DOG DISEASES; OVERWEIGHT; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; INCOME; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77954494316     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2010.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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