Instrumental assessment of atopic eczema: Validation of transepidermal water loss, stratum corneum hydration, erythema, scaling, and edema

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 772-780

  Holm, Elisabeth A ^a   Wulf, Hans C ^b   Thomassen, Lars ^c   Jemec, Gregor B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LEO Pharma ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WATER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EDEMA; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 33750072336     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.03.036     Document Type: Article

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