Feline alimentary lymphoma: 2. Further diagnostics, therapy and prognosis

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-201

  Barrs, Vanessa ^a   Beatty, Julia ^b  

^a GradCertEd ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; LYMPHOMA; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOMA; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84861512217     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X12439266     Document Type: Article

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