Horse injuries and racing practices in National Hunt racehorses in the UK: The results of a prospective cohort study

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-52

  Pinchbeck, Ginap L ^a   Clegg, P D ^a   Proudman, C J ^a   Stirk, A ^a,b   Morgan, K L ^a   French, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b The Jockey Club   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort; Horse; Injury; National Hunt; Racehorse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HORSE DISEASE; LACERATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOE; TENDON INJURY; TRAINING; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY; WATER DEPRIVATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSES; LEG INJURIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SPORTS; TENDON INJURIES;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0346092474     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(03)00141-2     Document Type: Article

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