Efficacy and tolerance of tacrolimus and pimecrolimus for atopic dermatitis: A meta-analysis

Journal of Biomedical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 385-391

  Yin, Zhiqiang ^a   Xu, Jiali ^a   Luo, Dan ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Meta analysis; Pimecrolimus; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CREAM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84455179950     PISSN: 16748301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1674-8301(11)60051-1     Document Type: Article

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