A comparison of two scoring systems for endoscopic grading of gastric ulceration in horses

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Bell, R J W ^a   Kingston, J K ^a   Mogg, T D ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equine; Gastric ulcers; Horse; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVER VARIATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 33947517237     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36730     Document Type: Article

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