Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in 7 horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 648-653

  Bell, Stephanie A ^a   Drew, C P ^a   Wilson, W D ^a   Pusterla, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Interstitial; Pulmonary; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA;

EID: 52449103526     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0100.x     Document Type: Article

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