Osteochondrosis

Equine Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1166-1178

  van Weeren, P René ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1016/B1-41-600123-9/50093-0     Document Type: Chapter

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