A cohort study of equine laminitis in Great Britain 2009-2011: Estimation of disease frequency and description of clinical signs in 577 cases

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 681-687

  Wylie, C E ^a   Collins, S N ^b   Verheyen, K L P ^c   Newton, J R ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical signs; Cohort; Epidemiology; Frequency; Horse; Laminitis

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL SIGNS; COHORT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOT DISEASE; FREQUENCY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; LAMINITIS; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL SIGNS; COHORT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FREQUENCY; HORSE; LAMINITIS;

ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; FOOT DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84885474378     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12047     Document Type: Article

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