Alternative sampling site for blood glucose testing in cats: Giving the ears a rest

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 710-713

  Zeugswetter, Florian K ^a   Rebuzzi, Laura ^a   Karlovits, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; EXTERNAL EAR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VASCULARIZATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANALYSIS; CAT DISEASES; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; EAR AURICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77956194339     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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