Penetrating wounds of the thorax in 15 horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 220-224

  Laverty, Sheila ^a   Lavoie, J P ^a   Pascoe, J R ^b   Ducharme, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Pneumothorax; Rib fracture; Thoracic trauma; Thoracic wounds

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0012531004     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb03776.x     Document Type: Article

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