Clinical Characteristics of Dogs with Progressive Myelomalacia Following Acute Intervertebral Disc Extrusion
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Clinical Characteristics of Dogs with Progressive Myelomalacia Following Acute Intervertebral Disc Extrusion
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.14829