Long-term survival of equine surgical colic cases. Part 1: Patterns of mortality and morbidity

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 432-437

  Proudman, C J ^a   Smith, J E ^a   Edwards, G B ^a   French, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colic; Horse; Mortality; Postoperative; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; GRASS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL TIME; TELEPHONE; TIME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COLIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036633991     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776117845     Document Type: Article

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