title: Nonhuman primates and the practitioner.
abstract: This article presents a practical introduction to nonhuman primate medicine for the private practitioner. The general approach to handling these animals for examination as well as methods of restraint are described. Preventive medicine and husbandry programs are discussed and common disease problems are outlined.
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000882:Haplorhini