Methods used to estimate the size of the owned cat and dog population: A systematic review

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Downes, Martin J ^a   Dean, Rachel S ^a   Stavisky, Jenny H ^a   Adams, Vicki J ^b   Grindlay, Douglas J C ^a   Brennan, Marnie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b not available   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cat; Demographics; Dog; Epidemiological methods; Population estimation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; CAT; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PET ANIMAL; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VETERINARY; ANIMAL DISEASE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CATS; DOGS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; PETS;

EID: 84879037830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-121     Document Type: Article

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