Anthelmintic resistance: Potential benefits of 'over-diagnosis'

Veterinary Record

Volumn 168, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 646-647

  Sargison, N D ^a   Scott, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959395995     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d3740     Document Type: Review

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