Atopic eczema: How to tackle the most common atopic symptom

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 19-23

  Wahn, Ulrich ^a,c   Staab, Doris ^a   Nilsson, Lennart ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic edema; Self management; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; STEROID; COAL TAR; FOOD ALLERGEN; SEROTONIN 1 ANTAGONIST;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET THERAPY; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERINFECTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032981450     PISSN: 09065784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1999.tb00423.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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