Comparison of digital and optical hand-held refractometers for the measurement of feline urine specific gravity

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-154

  Bennett, Alexander D ^a   McKnight, Grace E ^b   Dodkin, Steve J ^c   Simpson, Kerry E ^d   Schwartz, Anita M ^d   Gunn Moore, Danièlle A ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b George Watson's College   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; OSMOLARITY; REFRACTOMETRY; RELATIVE DENSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; URINE;

ANIMALS; CATS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; URINE;

FELIDAE;

EID: 79251600297     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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