Evening primrose oil for atopic dermatitis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7428, 2003, Pages 1358-1359

  Williams, Hywel C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; PLACEBO; PRIMROSE OIL;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346218227     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1358     Document Type: Editorial

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