Recognition and management of stress in housed cats

Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 717-734

  Griffin, Brenda ^a   Hume, Kelly R ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 78649913675     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-72-160423-4/50079-2     Document Type: Chapter

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