Equine cantharidiasis

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-83

  Guglick, Mary Ann ^a   MacAllister, Charles G ^a   Panciera, Roger ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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