Azithromycin therapy of papillomatosis in dogs: A prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 194-198

  Yaǧci, Buǧrahan Bekir ^a   Ural, Kerem ^c   Öcal, Naci ^a   Haydardedeoǧlu, Ali Evren ^b  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; PAPILLOMA; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; PAPILLOMA;

EID: 58149388812     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2008.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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