Prevalence and demographic characteristics of exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses in Australia

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 625-630

  Cole, F L ^a   Mellor, D J ^b   Hodgson, D R ^a   Reid, S W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 9444230469     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.20.625     Document Type: Article

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