Epidemiological study of Culicoides hypersensitivity in horses in Israel

Veterinary Record

Volumn 152, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 748-751

  Steinman, A ^a   Peer, G ^a   Klement, E ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HORSE; INSECT ALLERGY; ISRAEL; MALE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN COLOR;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSECTA;

EID: 0038112047     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.24.748     Document Type: Article

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