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

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
Source :: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: BMC, 2018.
Abstract: 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 under 14 years old. Methods We searched for randomized trials on CAM in 12 Chinese and English databases from their inception to May 2018. We included children (

Subjects :: Complementary and alternative medicine
CAM
Atopic eczema
Children
Randomized controlled trials
Systematic review
Other systems of medicine
RZ201-999

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