Measurement of itch using actigraphy in pediatric and adult populations

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 893-898

  Bringhurst, Carol ^a   Waterston, Karen ^a   Schofield, Olivia ^a   Benjamin, Kenneth ^a   Rees, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SKIN DISEASE; SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRURITUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP;

EID: 10044257518     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.05.039     Document Type: Article

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