A comparison of the surgical caseloads of selected companion animal hospitals and a veterinary academic hospital in South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 115-118

  Van Niekerk, L J ^a   Verstraete, F J M ^b   Odendaal, J S J ^c  

^a Fourways Veterinary Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Companion animals; Private veterinary hospitals; Student training; Surgical procedrues; Veterinary teaching hospital

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; EYE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX SURGERY; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0036769719     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v73i3.571     Document Type: Article

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