Efficacy of essential fatty acids in the treatment of atopic dermatitis and correlations of their changes with clinical response

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 427-432

  Don, Massimiliano ^a,d   Melli, P ^a   Braida, F ^a   Comici, A ^a   Barbi, E ^b   Spano C ^c   Biagi, P L ^c   Tenore, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Borage oil; Essentials fatty acids

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BORAGE OIL; CLARITHROMYCIN; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; HISTAMINE; LINOLEIC ACID; OLIVE OIL; PLACEBO; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRICK TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242294451     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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