Atopic eczema: Its social and financial costs

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-231

  Kemp, A S ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Children; Cost; Family stress

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033015150     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00343.x     Document Type: Review

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