The characteristics of nocturnal scratching in adults with atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 82-86

  Ebata, Toshiya ^a   Aizawa, H ^a   Kamide, R ^a   Niimura, M ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Nocturnal itch; Scratch; Total scratching time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRURITUS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0032837809     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02924.x     Document Type: Article

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