Efficacy of oral and intravenous dexamethasone in horses with recurrent airway obstruction

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 426-430

  Cornelisse, C J ^a   Robinson, N E ^a   Berney, C E A ^a   Kobe, C A ^a   Boruta, D T ^a   Derksen, F J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Horse; Pulmonary function; RAO

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HORSE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 3042748150     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044868413     Document Type: Article

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