Bullous pemphigoid: What is the prognosis?

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Swerlick, Robert A ^a,b   Korman, Neil J ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Atlantic Verteran's Affairs Hospital   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442530455     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22538.x     Document Type: Editorial

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