Epistaxis in racehorses: Risk factors and effects on career

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 198-203

  Langford, J L ^a   Thomson, P C ^a   Knight, P K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epistaxis; Horse racing; Thoroughbreds

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; COMMERCE; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84876952952     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avj.12049     Document Type: Article

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