A Clinical Index for Disease Activity in Cats with Chronic Enteropathy
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A clinical index for disease activity in cats with chronic enteropathy.
BACKGROUND There is a need for a clinically useful, quantitative index for measurement of disease activity in cats with chronic enteropathy (CE). OBJECTIVE To develop a numerical activity index that is of practical value to clinicians treating CE in cats. ANIMALS Eighty-two cats with CE. METHODS Retrospective case review of 59 cats diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Prospect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0549.x