Atopic dermatitis: Summary of the 1st Georg Rajka symposium 1998 and a literature review

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 257-264

  Thestrup Pedersen, Kristian ^a   Ring, Johannes ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; EMOLLIENT AGENT; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; FOOD; GENETICS; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPOSIUM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS;

EID: 0033005281     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155599750010616     Document Type: Review

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