A method for determining the extent of thermal burns in elephants

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-74

  Shakespeare, A ^a   Strydom, Sunelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burn extent; Elephants; Thermal burns

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; ELEPHANT; FIRE; INJURY SEVERITY; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROGNOSIS;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 33750617290     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v77i2.347     Document Type: Article

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