Massage therapy in horses: Assessing its effectiveness from empirical data in humans and animals

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 418-423

  Ramey, David W ^a   Tiidus, Peter M ^b  

^a Wilfrid Laurier University ^*

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 26044432878     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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