Out-patient antimicrobial drug use in dogs and cats for new disease events from community companion animal practices in Ontario

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-298

  Murphy, Colleen P ^a   Reid Smith, Richard J ^a,b   Boerlin, Patrick ^a   Weese, J Scott ^a   Prescott, John F ^a   Janecko, Nicol ^a,b   McEwen, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANADA; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; ONTARIO; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 84863189492     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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