Knemometry in children with atopic dermatitis treated with topical glucocorticoids

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-11

  Heuck, Carsten ^a   Ternowitz, Thomas ^a   Herlin, Troels ^a   Wolthers, Ole D ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BUDESONIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE;

EID: 0031934332     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015007.x     Document Type: Article

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