Case control study to identify risk factors for simple colonic obstruction and distension colic in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 455-463

  Hillyer, M H ^a,c   Taylor, F G R ^a   Proudman, C J ^b   Edwards, G B ^b   Smith, J E ^b   French, N P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Greenwood Ellis and Partners   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colic; Colonic obstruction; Epidemiology; Horse; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; MOXIDECTIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANAMNESIS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COLIC; COLON DILATATION; COLON OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDING; HELMINTHIASIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TOOTH; TRAVEL; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLON DISEASE; FEMALE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLIC; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036635576     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776117746     Document Type: Article

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