Acute Laminitis: Medical and Supportive Therapy

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-114

  van Eps, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute; Horse; Laminitis; Medical; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; CRYOTHERAPY; DIET THERAPY; FOOT DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CRYOTHERAPY; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; NUTRITION THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77950353886     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2009.12.011     Document Type: Review

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