Emergency Care of Reptiles

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 557-585

  Martinez Jimenez, David ^a   Hernandez Divers, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; REVIEW;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; REPTILES;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 34250322749     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2007.02.003     Document Type: Review

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