Survival time following hospital discharge in dogs with palliatively treated primary brain tumors

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-198

  Rossmeisl, John H ^a   Jones, Jeryl C ^a,b   Zimmerman, Kurt L ^a   Robertson, John L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84872026740     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.242.2.193     Document Type: Article

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