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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2009; 22(04): 337-338
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1617465
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Neurological assessment of veterinary patients recovering from severe thoraco-lumbar spinal injuries

Hans van der Zee
1   Valley Farm Animal Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
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Received:02 February 2009

Accepted:04 March 2009

Publication Date:
20 December 2017 (online)

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