Advances in Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 1-3 , February 2006

Cardiac hemangiosarcoma in the dog: Therapeutic considerations

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PII: S1041-7826(06)00002-8

doi: 10.1016/j.asams.2006.01.001

Advances in Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 1-3 , February 2006

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