A clinical index for disease activity in cats with chronic enteropathy

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1027-1033

  Jergens, A E ^a   Crandell, J M ^a   Evans, R ^a   Ackermann, M ^a   Miles, K G ^a   Wang, C ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b E005A Lagomarcino Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical scoring; FCEAI; Feline chronic enteropathy activity index; Food responsive enteropathy; Inflammatory bowel disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENTERITIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 77957193388     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0549.x     Document Type: Article

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