Complementary and alternative medicine for treatment of atopic eczema in children under 14 years old: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract Background Due to limitations of conventional medicine for atopic eczema (AE), complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used as an alternative, maintaining, or simultaneous treatment for AE. We aimed to evaluate the beneficial and harmful effects of CAM for children with AE un...

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Published in:	BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Main Authors:	Chun-li Lu, Xue-han Liu, Trine Stub, Agnete E. Kristoffersen, Shi-bing Liang, Xiao Wang, Xue Bai, Arne Johan Norheim, Frauke Musial, Terje Araek, Vinjar Fonnebo, Jian-ping Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-09-01
Subjects:	Complementary and alternative medicine CAM Atopic eczema Children Randomized controlled trials Systematic review
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-018-2306-6