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Editorial

. 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1358-9.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1358.

Evening primrose oil for atopic dermatitis

Hywel C Williams

PMID: 14670851
PMCID: PMC292973
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1358

Editorial

Evening primrose oil for atopic dermatitis

Hywel C Williams. BMJ. 2003.

. 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1358-9.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1358.

Author

Hywel C Williams

PMID: 14670851
PMCID: PMC292973
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1358

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Efficacy and tolerability of borage oil in adults and children with atopic eczema: randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group trial.
Takwale A, Tan E, Agarwal S, Barclay G, Ahmed I, Hotchkiss K, Thompson JR, Chapman T, Berth-Jones J. Takwale A, et al. BMJ. 2003 Dec 13;327(7428):1385. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1385. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 14670885 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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