Clinical use of triamcinolone acetonide in the horse (205 cases) and the incidence of glucocorticoid-induced laminitis associated with its use

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 86-89

  McCluskey, M J ^a   Kavenagh, P B ^a  

^a Kavenagh and McCluskey Equine Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Horse; Laminitis; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOID INDUCED LAMINITIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORSE DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1842734651     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2004.tb00272.x     Document Type: Article

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