Do nonmedicated topicals relieve childhood eczema?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 280-281

  Yates, Jennifer E ^a   Phifer, Jennifer B ^a   Flake, Donna ^b  

^a New Hanover Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORAGE OIL; CHAMOMILE; CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; HAMAMELIS EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; MAS 063 DP; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIMECROLIMUS; PRIMROSE OIL; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT;

AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREAM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECZEMA; EVENING DOSAGE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MASSAGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SKIN INFECTION; THERMAL SPRING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; CHILD; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIPRURITICS; CHILD; ECZEMA; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 66349108714     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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