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Methodological issues in the design and analysis of epidemiological studies of feline vaccine-associated sarcomas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Philip H. Kass*
Affiliation:
Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA

Abstract

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © CAB International 2004

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