Equine hepatic disease: The effect of patient- and case-specific variables on risk and prognosis

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 549-552

  Smith, M R W ^a,c   Stevens, K B ^a   Durham, A E ^b   Marr, C M ^d  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LIPHOOK EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Greenwood Ellis and Partners   (United Kingdom)

^d Beaufort Cottage Equine Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatic; Horse; Prognosis; Risk

Indexed keywords

PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREED; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HORSE DISEASE; INFORMATION CENTER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BREEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HORSE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 1542708855     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403775467207     Document Type: Article

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