What is the likelihood that thoroughbred foals treated for septic arthritis will race?

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 452-456

  Smith, L J ^a,b   Marr, C M ^b   Payne, R J ^b   Stoneham, S J ^b   Reid, S W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Rossdales Equine Hospital and Diagnositc Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foal; Horse; Neonate; Prognosis; Septic arthritis; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; RACE; REDUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 3042798268     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044868396     Document Type: Review

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