11830 Westline Industrial Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63146 CANINE INTERNAL MEDICINE SECRETS ISBN-13: 978-1-56053-629-1 ISBN-10: 1-56053-629-2 Copyright © 2007 by Mosby Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Health Sciences Rights Department in Philadelphia, PA, USA: phone: (+1) 215 239 3804, fax: (+1) 215 239 3805, e-mail:
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