Preparation of the surgical patient, the surgery facility, and the operating team

Equine Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 123-134

  Stick, John A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873453343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B1-41-600123-9/50013-9     Document Type: Chapter

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