Improved survival time in dogs with suspected GME treated with ciclosporin

Veterinary Record

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 89-91

  Pakozdy, A ^a   Leschnik, M ^a   Kneissl, S ^a   Gumpenberger, M ^b   Gruber, A ^b   Tichy, A ^c   Thalhammer, J G ^d  

^a Clinic for Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinic of Diagnostic Imaging   (Austria)

^c Veterinary Medicine   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

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EID: 59749085958     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.164.3.89     Document Type: Article

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