Complementary and alternative medicine in alopecia areata

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-20

  Van Den Biggelaar, Frank J H M ^a,b   Smolders, Joost ^b   Jansen, Jacobus F A ^b,c  

^a Alopecia Areata Patient Organization   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; NICOTINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROPYL NIACIN; RETINOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALOPECIA AREATA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE DURATION; GARLIC; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALOPECIA AREATA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949344525     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11791888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11530040-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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