Acute effects of radiation treatment: Skin reactions

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 931-935

  Collen, Erica B ^a   Mayer, Monique N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ERYTHEMA; EXUDATE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND DRESSING;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749605474     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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