Short-term outcome of equine emergency admissions at a university referral hospital

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 459-464

  Southwood, L L ^a   Dolente, B A ^a   Lindborg, S ^a   Russell, G ^a   Boston, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colic; Emergency; Gastrointestinal; Horse; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGING; ANIMALS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 70349203729     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X385823     Document Type: Article

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