Using the Dermatology Index of Disease Severity (DIDS) to assess the responsiveness of dermatitis

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-22

  Hahn, H B ^a,b   Chuang, T Y ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Genesee Valley Laser Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; ECZEMA; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646118761     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.02001.x     Document Type: Article

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