Disease severity and associated family impact in childhood atopic dermatitis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 423-427

  Balkrishnan, R ^a   Housman, T S ^a   Carroll, C ^a   Feldman, S R ^a   Fleischer, A B ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY LIFE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABSENTEEISM; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037657754     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.5.423     Document Type: Article

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