Feline Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What we know and what remains to be unraveled

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 445-458

  Jergens, Albert E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; ENTERITIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873019065     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X12451548     Document Type: Article

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