Gastrointestinal failure

Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-86

  Slovis, Nathan M ^a  

^a HAGYARD EQUINE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Clostridium perfringens; Enteritis; Necrotizing enteritis; Rotavirus; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 20444491110     PISSN: 15347516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1534-7516(03)000258     Document Type: Article

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