Equine skin grafting: Principles and field applications

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 872-881

  Carson Dunkerley, Suzann A ^a   Hanson, R Reid ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Amer College of Veterinary Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 3042939055     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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