Evening primrose oil is effective in atopic dermatitis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

@article{Senapati2008EveningPO,
  title={Evening primrose oil is effective in atopic dermatitis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.},
  author={S. Senapati and S. Banerjee and Dwijendra Nath Gangopadhyay},
  journal={Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology},
  year={2008},
  volume={74 5},
  pages={
          447-52
        }
}
  • S. Senapati, S. Banerjee, Dwijendra Nath Gangopadhyay
  • Published 2008
  • Medicine
  • Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology
    • BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing, itchy dermatosis of multifactorial origin, which commonly starts in childhood. [...] Key MethodMETHODS Consecutive new out-patient department (OPD) patients of a referral hospital in Kolkata clinically diagnosed as having AD were randomly allocated to two groups.Expand Abstract
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