Acute Thoracolumbar Disk Extrusion in Dogs - Part I

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 922-930

  Jerram, Richard M ^a   Dewey, Curtis W ^b  

^a The Pet Practice   (New Zealand)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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