An epidemiological study of risk factors associated with the recurrence of equine grass sickness (dysautonomia) on previously affected premises

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-112

  Newton, J R ^a   Hedderson, E J ^b,e   Adams, V J ^a   McGorum, B C ^c   Proudman, C J ^d   Wood, J L N ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease recurrence; Epidemiology; Grass sickness; Horse; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSAUTONOMIA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EQUINE GRASS SICKNESS; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542597070     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044868639     Document Type: Article

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