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Angioletti, A., De Francesco, I., Vergottini, M. et al. Urinary Incontinence After Spaying in the Bitch: Incidence and Oestrogen-therapy. Vet Res Commun 28 (Suppl 1), 153–155 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:VERC.0000045394.31433.9e
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