Current concepts of navicular disease

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-56

  Dyson, S ^a   Murray, R ^a   Blunden, T ^a   Schramme, M ^a,b  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Lameness; Navicular disease

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 32544440147     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2006.tb00414.x     Document Type: Article

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