Heartworm 'lack of effectiveness' claims in the Mississippi delta: Computerized analysis of owner compliance - 2004-2011

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 106-113

  Atkins, Clarke E ^a   Murray, Michael J ^b   Olavessen, Lauren J ^b   Burton, K Wade ^b   Marshall, James W ^b   Brooks, Christopher C ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Efficacy; Heartworm preventive; Macrocyclic lactone

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID PLUS MOXIDECTIN; IVERMECTIN; LUFENURON; MILBEMYCIN DERIVATIVE; MILBEMYCIN OXIME; MOXIDECTIN; PYRANTEL; SELAMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; HOUSEHOLD; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; DOG DISEASES; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FILARICIDES; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TENNESSEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919649967     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.08.013     Document Type: Article

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