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KMID : 1189420120250020038
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2012 Volume.25 No. 2 p.38 ~ p.48
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A study on the Development of Traditional Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Atopic Dermatitis
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Yun Young-Hee
Choi In-Hwa
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Abstract
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Background: The atopic dermatitis patient and their families are looking for safer herb-medicine treatments that possess therapeutic effects, but without the recurrence of symptoms and long-term harmful consequences that can result from other treatment. However, for many reasons, including methodological difficulties and lack of high quality study like randomized clinical study and systematic review, there are no consistent clinical guide line for atopic dermatitis in Traditional Korean Medicine.
Objectives: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines support clinical decision-making by making recommendations to guide clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to develop Traditional Korean Medicine clinical practice guideline for atopic dermatitis
Result: The future guide should be based on scientific evidence and include the followings: (1) diagnosis of atopic dermatitis (2) the pattern identification of atopic dermatitis (3) classification of Sasang Constitution (4) efficacy assessment (5) treatment guideline (6) education for patients and care givers
Conclusion: The development of Traditional Korean Medicine clinical practice guideline for atopic dermatitis is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Atopic Dermatitis, Clinical Practice Guideline, Traditional Korean Medicine
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