A randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study to evaluate an effective ciclosporin dose for the treatment of feline hypersensitivity dermatitis

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  King, Stephen ^a   Favrot, Claude ^b   Steffan, Jean ^a   Forster, Sophie ^a   Messinger, Linda ^c   Nuttall, Tim ^d   Seewald, Wolfgang ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOOD ALLERGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATITIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 84866286369     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2012.01086.x     Document Type: Article

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