Review of complementary and alternative medicine in treatment of ocular allergies

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 395-399

  Bielory, Leonard ^a,b   Heimall, Jennifer ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbal medicine; Homeopathy; Immunotherapy; Ocular allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CETIRIZINE; EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; PETASITES HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS; EYE DISEASE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HONEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEMON; MEDICINAL PLANT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PETASITES HYBRIDUS; PLANT LEAF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOMATO;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EYE DISEASES; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 0141988976     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200310000-00013     Document Type: Review

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