Plasma concentrations of voriconazole in falcons

Veterinary Record

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 265-268

  Schmidt, V ^a   Demiraj, F ^a   Di Somma, A ^b   Bailey, T ^b   Ungemach, F R ^a   Krautwald Junghanns, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Dubai Falcon Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALCONIDAE;

EID: 34548628796     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.8.265     Document Type: Article

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