Surgical removal of a fish hook from the oesophagus of a turtle

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 54-56

  Hyland, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS; FOREIGN BODY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; TURTLE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ESOPHAGUS; FOREIGN BODIES; MALE; TURTLES;

EID: 0036046860     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2002.tb12834.x     Document Type: Article

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