Bath emollients for atopic eczema: Why use them?

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 73-75

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ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVEENO BATH OIL; AVEENO COLLOIDAL BATH ADDITIVE; BALNEUM PLUS BATH OIL; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CETRABEN EMOLLIENT BATH ADDITIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; DERMALO BATH EMOLLIENT; DERMOL 600 BATH EMOLLIENT; DESONIDE; DIPROBATH; E45 EMOLLIENT BATH OIL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; EMULSIDERM EMOLLIENT; HYDROMOL EMOLLIENT; IMUDERM BATH OIL; LANOLIN; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; LIQUID PARAFFIN; MYRISTIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; OILATUM EMOLLIENT; OILATUM JUNIOR BATH FORMULA; OILATUM PLUS; POLIDOCANOL; QV; SOYBEAN OIL; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BATH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREAM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULATION; DRY SKIN; HUMAN; LOTION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OINTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN IRRITATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATHS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 35248901822     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2007.09.0015     Document Type: Article

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