Programme of lung function testing horses suspected with small airway disease

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 322-328

  Hoffman, A M ^a   Mazan, Melissa R ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033479552     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.1999.tb01564.x     Document Type: Article

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