Diagnoses, clinical pathology findings, and treatment outcome of geriatric horses: 345 cases (2006-2010)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 243, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1762-1768

  Silva, Adriana G ^a   Furr, Martin O ^a  

^a MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84889013418     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.243.12.1762     Document Type: Article

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