Tendonitis of the biceps brachii and intertubercular (bicipital) bursitis in a Thoroughbred racehorse

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 60-62

  Hawe, C ^a   Mcdiarmid, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346541817     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.1999.tb00922.x     Document Type: Article

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