Itching and the atopic skin

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Koblenzer, Caroline S ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropeptides; Psychosomatic; Psychotropics; Somatopsychic; Stress; Touch

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCRATCHING; STRESS; TOUCH;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRURITUS;

EID: 0032830188     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70052-7     Document Type: Article

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