The effect of a newly developed ointment containing eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in the treatment of atopic dermatitis

Journal of Medical Investigation

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 173-177

  Watanabe, Toshiyuki ^a,c   Kuroda, Yasuhiro ^b  

^a Kagawa Prefectural Tsuda Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OINTMENT; PAPULE; PRURITUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; OINTMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032712485     PISSN: 13431420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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