Topical corticosteroids in atopic dermatitis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7421, 2003, Pages 942-943

  Atherton, David J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; FLUTICASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PIMECROLIMUS; TACROLIMUS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RECURRENCE RISK; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STEROID THERAPY; STRIA; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LETTER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142216247     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7421.942     Document Type: Editorial

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