Strangulating obstructions of the large colon in mature horses

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 234-242

  Gibson, Katherine T ^a   Steel, Catherine M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0033415773     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.1999.tb00955.x     Document Type: Article

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