A randomised controlled trial of topical Kanuka honey for the treatment of eczema

Affiliations

¹ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.
² Clinical Horizons, Tauranga 3112, New Zealand.
³ School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.
⁴ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand ; School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.

James Fingleton et al. JRSM Open. 2014.

. 2014 Jan 7;5(1):2042533313509263.

doi: 10.1177/2042533313509263. eCollection 2014 Jan.

¹ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.
² Clinical Horizons, Tauranga 3112, New Zealand.
³ School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.
⁴ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington 6242, New Zealand ; School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington 6242, New Zealand.

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