Treatment of a sole abscess in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) using regional digital intravenous perfusion

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-295

  Ollivet Courtois, Florence ^a   Lécu, Alexis ^a   Yates, Rebecca A ^b   Spelman, Lucy H ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; Regional digital intravenous perfusion; Sole

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0242492719     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/01-103     Document Type: Article

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