Review: Designing clinical trials in canine spinal cord injury as a model to translate successful laboratory interventions into clinical practice

Veterinary Record

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 102-107

  Jeffery, N D ^a   Hamilton, L ^b,c   Granger, N ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Novartis Animal Health Yarrandoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOG; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INJURY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOGS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952710635     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d475     Document Type: Review

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