Serum levels of cutaneous T-cell attracting chemokine (CTACK) as a laboratory marker of the severity of atopic dermatitis in children

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-296

  Hon, K L E ^a   Leung, T F ^a   Ma, K C ^a   Li, A M ^a   Wong, Y ^a   Fok, T F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHEMOKINE; MACROPHAGE DERIVED CHEMOKINE; T CELL ATTRACTING CHEMOKINE; THYMUS AND ACTIVATION REGULATED CHEMOKINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMOKINES, CC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 2442669161     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01501.x     Document Type: Article

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