Theriogenology
Volume 76, Issue 8 , Pages 1496-1500, November 2011

Probing the perils of dichotomous binning: How categorizing female dogs as spayed or intact can misinform our assumptions about the lifelong health consequences of ovariohysterectomy

  • D.J. Waters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana
    • Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 765 775 1005; fax: +1 765 775 1006
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  • S.S. Kengeri

      Affiliations

    • Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana
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  • A.H. Maras

      Affiliations

    • Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana
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  • E.C. Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Gerald P. Murphy Cancer Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana

Received 23 November 2010; received in revised form 15 June 2011; accepted 16 June 2011. published online 11 August 2011.

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PII: S0093-691X(11)00302-5

doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.06.017

Theriogenology
Volume 76, Issue 8 , Pages 1496-1500, November 2011