Randomized controlled trial of cyclosporine for treatment of perianal fistulas in dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1249-1253

  Mathews, Karol A ^a   Sukhiani, Hanif R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALING; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOSPORINE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PERIANAL GLANDS; RECTAL FISTULA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030663356     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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