Factors influencing atopic dermatitis - A questionnaire survey of schoolchildren's perceptions

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1154-1161

  Williams, J R ^a   Burr, M L ^a   Williams, H C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Children; Eczema; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; STEROID;

ANXIETY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AWARENESS; CLIMATE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; EXERCISE; FOOD; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; STRESS; SUNLIGHT; SWEATING; SWIMMING; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER; WOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLOTHING; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE; WOOL;

EID: 3142755482     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05869.x     Document Type: Review

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