Complications of Equine Wound Management and Dermatologic Surgery

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 663-696

  Hanson, R Reid ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Dermatologic surgery; Equine; Management; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 59449089326     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2008.10.005     Document Type: Review

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