Complementary and alternative medicines and childhood eczema: A US population-based study

Dermatitis

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 246-254

  Silverberg, Jonathan I ^a   Lee Wong, Mary ^b   Silverberg, Nanette B ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AYURVEDA; CAUCASIAN; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHIROPRACTIC; ECZEMA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TAI CHI; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; KINESIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION; VEGETARIAN DIET;

MATERIA MEDICA; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIET, VEGETARIAN; ECZEMA; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NATUROPATHY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS;

EID: 84927762277     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: 21625220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000072     Document Type: Article

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