Tendinopathy in Domestic Animals

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-113

  Firth, Elwyn C ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Collagen; Core lesion; Horse; Tendinopathy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346043164     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200008010-00011     Document Type: Article

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