Risk factors and prevalence of injuries in horses during various types of steeplechase races

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1788-1790

  Stephen, Jennifer O ^a   White II, Nathaniel A ^b   McCormick, William H ^c   Cowles, R Reynolds ^d   Corley, Kevin T T ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Middleburg Equine Clinic   (United States)

^d Blue Ridge Equine Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE; INJURY; LIMB FRACTURE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EPISTAXIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; VIRGINIA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0346955859     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.1788     Document Type: Article

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