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BVNA campaigns Antibiotic Amnesty 6 Employment Sustaining an injury at work 8 Money matters Counting the cost 10 Feature Where could your career take you ? 14 Science shorts 16
Clinical Alongside a career as a veterinary nurse – the road to patient rehabilitation
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Clinical Diabetes mellitus in African pygmy hedgehogs
Clinical Radioactive iodine as a treatment for feline hyperthyroidism – Part 1 : an introduction to radiation and iodine-131
Clinical Radioactive iodine as a treatment for feline hyperthyroidism – Part 2 : the treatment process
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Clinical Understanding diabetic ketoacidosis 48 Student Diabetes mellitus in cats and dogs 52
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