Getting to grips with hand eczema: Measuring skin disease severity objectively

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-201

  Charman, C R ^a   English, J S ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ECZEMA; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 14844328593     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06420.x     Document Type: Editorial

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