Risk factors for epiploic foramen entrapment colic: An international study

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-230

  Archer, D C ^a   Pinchbeck, G L ^a   French, N P ^b   Proudman, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colic; Crib biting; Epiploic foramen entrapment; Horse; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 44149119604     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X266079     Document Type: Article

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