Prevalence and risk factors for feline obesity in a first opinion practice in Glasgow, Scotland

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 746-753

  Courcier, Emily A ^a   O'Higgins, Rachel ^a   Mellor, Dominic J ^a   Yam, Philippa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVERWEIGHT; OWNERSHIP; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND;

FELIDAE;

EID: 77956870159     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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