Climatic and aeroallergen risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 818-824

  Ward, Michael P ^a,b   Couëtil, Laurent L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; RAIN;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HORSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FUNGI; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; POLLEN; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEASONS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FUNGI;

EID: 20444490359     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.818     Document Type: Article

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