Advances in prevention and treatment of intra-abdominal adhesions in horses

Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 163-173

  Mueller, P O Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Adhesion prevention; Equine; Horse; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 22144466049     PISSN: 15347516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ctep.2002.35577     Document Type: Article

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