Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome in dogs: 90 Cases (1991-2008)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 237, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1048-1051

  Fasanella, Frank J ^a,b   Shivley, Jacob M ^a,c   Wardlaw, Jennifer L ^a   Givaruangsawat, Sumalee ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Las Vegas Veterinary Referral Center   (United States)

^c New Hope Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; LARYNX DISORDER; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE DISEASE; PALATINE TONSIL; PATHOLOGY; SOFT PALATE; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; TRACHEA DISEASE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; NASAL CAVITY; NOSE DISEASES; PALATE, SOFT; PALATINE TONSIL; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 78649398618     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.237.9.1048     Document Type: Article

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