A randomized, controlled study to evaluate the steroid sparing effect of essential fatty acid supplementation in the treatment of canine atopic dermatitis

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-145

  Sævik, Bente K ^a   Bergvall, Kerstin ^b,e   Holm, Birgit R ^c   Saijonmaa Koulumies, Leena E ^d   Hedhammar, Åke ^e   Larsen, Stig ^a   Kristensen, Flemming ^f  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Djurakuten   (Sweden)

^c Blå Stjarnan Animal Hospital   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopy; Canine; Essential fatty acid supplementation; Randomized controlled trial; Steroid sparing effect

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SHAMPOO; STEROID; VEGETABLE OIL; VIACUTAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET; DOG DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPLEMENTATION; TABLET; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FISH OILS; GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; NORWAY; PLANT OILS; PREDNISOLONE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BORAGINACEAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 3242722436     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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