Comparison of different activity parameters in atopic dermatitis: Correlation with clinical scores

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 914-919

  Gutgesell, C ^a   Heise, S ^a   Seubert, A ^a   Stichtenoth, D O ^b   Frolich J C ^b   Neumann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Atopic dermatitis; Eosinophil cationic protein; Nitric oxide; Quality of life; Subjective parameter

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PROTEINS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; E-SELECTIN; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC ACID; PRURITUS; RIBONUCLEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 0036440558     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04938.x     Document Type: Article

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