Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary care veterinary practices in England

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 125-133

  O’Neill, Dan G ^a   Church, David B ^a   McGreevy, Paul D ^b   Thomson, Peter C ^b   Brodbelt, David C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; BREEDING; CAT; CAT DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LONGEVITY; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84921355237     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X14536176     Document Type: Article

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