Clinical findings and diagnostic value of post-traumatic thoracic radiographs in dogs and cats with blunt trauma

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-268

  Sigrist, Nadja E ^a,b   Doherr, Marcus G ^a   Spreng, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Small Animal Clinic   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Auscultation; Chest trauma; Contusion; Pneumothorax; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BREATHING RATE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; LUNG AUSCULTATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 13444263614     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2004.04024.x     Document Type: Article

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