The effects of Hochu-ekki-to in patients with atopic dermatitis resistant to conventional treatment

International Journal of Tissue Reactions

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 113-117

  Kobayashi, Hiromi ^a   Mizuno, N ^a   Teramae, H ^a   Kutsuna, H ^a   Ueoku, S ^a   Onoyama, J ^a   Yamanaka, K ^a   Fujita, N ^a   Ishii, M ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; EK 41; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREGULATION; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ATRACTYLODES; PANAX GINSENG; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 11344260414     PISSN: 02500868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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