Results of allergen-specific immunotherapy in 117 dogs with atopic dermatitis

Veterinary Record

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 81-85

  Schnabl, B ^a,b   Bettenay, S V ^a,c   Dow, K ^a   Mueller, R S ^a,b  

^a Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MOULD; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRURITUS; REMISSION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 31744437127     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.158.3.81     Document Type: Article

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