Epistaxis related to exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage in South African Thoroughbreds

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 127-131

  Weideman, H ^a   Schoeman, S J ^b   Jordaan, G F ^b   Kidd, M ^b  

^a Kenilworth Racecourse   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Blood vessel breaking; EIPH; Epistaxis; Pulmonary haemorrhage; Racehorse; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPISTAXIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; HORSE; INCIDENCE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; SEA LEVEL; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORT; SPRING; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WEIGHT; WINTER;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1642601495     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v74i4.525     Document Type: Article

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