Psychological and educational interventions for atopic eczema in children

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Ersser, Steven J ^a   Latter, S ^b   Sibley, A ^b   Satherley, P A ^b   Welbourne, S ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Parents education ; Biofeedback (psychology); Caregivers education ; Dermatitis, atopic psychology; *therapy ; Family health; Hypnosis; Outcome assessment (health care); Patient education as topic *methods ; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 44949207542     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004054.pub2     Document Type: Review

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