Acute colitis in horses. Part I. assessment

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 92-98

  Cohen, Noah D ^a,c,d   Divers, Thomas J ^b,d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMER COLL OF VET INT MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0040628234     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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