Evaluation of diphenhydramine as a sedative for dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1092-1094

  Hofmeister, Erik H ^a   Egger, Christine M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION;

ACEPROMAZINE; ANIMALS; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 16244400790     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.1092     Document Type: Article

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