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

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Published in BMC Vet Res on June 19, 2013

Authors

Martin J Downes1, Rachel S Dean, Jenny H Stavisky, Vicki J Adams, Douglas J C Grindlay, Marnie L Brennan

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LE12 5RD Loughborough, UK. martin.downes@nottingham.ac.uk

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