A blinded, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of borage seed oil and fish oil in the management of canine atopy

Veterinary Record

Volumn 144, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 405-419

  Harvey, R G ^a  

^a Godiva Referrals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; OLIVE OIL; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIACUTAN;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRURITUS;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHEMA; FISH OILS; PLANT OILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033541628     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.144.15.405     Document Type: Article

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