The effectiveness of combined Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture in the treatment of atopic dermatitis

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1043-1048

  Salameh, Fares ^a   Perla, David ^a   Solomon, Michal ^a   Gamus, Dorit ^a   Barzilai, Aviv ^a   Greenberger, Shoshana ^a   Trau, Henri ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55749085829     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0162     Document Type: Article

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