A controlled trial of traditional Chinese herbal medicine in Chinese patients with recalcitrant atopic dermatitis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 387-392

  Fung, Adrian Y P ^a,b   Look, Paul C N ^a   Chong, Lai Yin ^a   But, Paul P H ^a   Wong, Eric ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Yaumatei Dermatology Clinic   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEMAPHYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HAIR LOSS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIZZINESS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HAIR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033039611     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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