Paradoxical use of oral and topical steroids in steroidphobic patients resorting to traditional Chinese medicines

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-267

  Hon, Kam Lun E ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Yau, Ho Chung ^a   Chan, Thomas ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Proprietary chinese medicine; Steroid phobia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NOCTURIA; POLYURIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PARENTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; STEROIDS;

EID: 84866244888     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-012-0369-x     Document Type: Article

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