Epidural anesthesia and analgesia in horses

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-82

  Robinson, Elaine P ^a   Natalini, Claudio C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PAIN;

EID: 0036527113     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0739(02)00010-X     Document Type: Review

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