The use of clinical findings in the identification of equine peritonitis cases that respond favorably to medical therapy: Retrospective Study

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 382-390

  Southwood, Louise L ^a   Russell, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominocentesis; Celiotomy or laparotomy; Colic; Fever; Peritoneal fluid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 36448969431     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2007.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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