Equine perioperative fatalities associated with general anaesthesia at a private practice - A retrospective case series

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-30

  Bidwell, Lori A ^a   Bramlage, Larry R ^a   Rood, William A ^a  

^a ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Fatalities; General anaesthesia; Perioperative; Single practice

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33846236855     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2005.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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