A pilot study on the use of wet wraps in infants with moderate atopic eczema

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 348-353

  Beattie, P E ^a   Lewis Jones, M S ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WET WRAP THERAPY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BANDAGES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242769109     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01583.x     Document Type: Article

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