Dose-dependent effects of evening primrose oil in children and adolescents with atopic dermatitis

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 285-291

  Chung, Bo Young ^a   Kim, Jin Hye ^a   Cho, Soo Ick ^a   Ahn, In Su ^a   Kim, Hye One ^a   Park, Chun Wook ^a   Lee, Cheol Heon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Evening primrose oil; Gamma linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882598255     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: 20053894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2013.25.3.285     Document Type: Article

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