A review of five cases of parotid melanoma in the horse

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-24

  Fintl, C ^a   Dixon, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035625138     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2001.tb01876.x     Document Type: Review

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