Understanding the equine diastema

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-35

  Carmalt, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diastema; Diastemata; Horse; Interdental space; Valve diastema

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CHEEK; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTITION; DIASTEMA; HORSE; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PAIN;

DIASTEMA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037329205     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2003.tb00210.x     Document Type: Article

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